--- _id: '61221' author: - first_name: Patricia full_name: Jimenez, Patricia id: '103339' last_name: Jimenez citation: ama: 'Jimenez P. The Accomplishment of Rights, Obligations and other Expectation: Attending to the Lived Details of Classroom Order to Consider the Ethnographic Grasp of ‘Elusive Emotions.’ Ethnography & Education.' apa: 'Jimenez, P. (n.d.). The Accomplishment of Rights, Obligations and other Expectation: Attending to the Lived Details of Classroom Order to Consider the Ethnographic Grasp of ‘Elusive Emotions.’ Ethnography & Education.' bibtex: '@article{Jimenez, title={The Accomplishment of Rights, Obligations and other Expectation: Attending to the Lived Details of Classroom Order to Consider the Ethnographic Grasp of ‘Elusive Emotions’}, journal={Ethnography & Education}, author={Jimenez, Patricia} }' chicago: 'Jimenez, Patricia. “The Accomplishment of Rights, Obligations and Other Expectation: Attending to the Lived Details of Classroom Order to Consider the Ethnographic Grasp of ‘Elusive Emotions.’” Ethnography & Education, n.d.' ieee: 'P. Jimenez, “The Accomplishment of Rights, Obligations and other Expectation: Attending to the Lived Details of Classroom Order to Consider the Ethnographic Grasp of ‘Elusive Emotions,’” Ethnography & Education.' mla: 'Jimenez, Patricia. “The Accomplishment of Rights, Obligations and Other Expectation: Attending to the Lived Details of Classroom Order to Consider the Ethnographic Grasp of ‘Elusive Emotions.’” Ethnography & Education.' short: P. Jimenez, Ethnography & Education (n.d.). date_created: 2025-09-11T13:56:36Z date_updated: 2025-09-11T13:57:58Z language: - iso: eng publication: Ethnography & Education publication_status: inpress status: public title: 'The Accomplishment of Rights, Obligations and other Expectation: Attending to the Lived Details of Classroom Order to Consider the Ethnographic Grasp of ‘Elusive Emotions’' type: journal_article user_id: '103339' year: '2026' ... --- _id: '61220' abstract: - lang: eng text: This chapter presents recurring structures of interactions—and their associated goals—as they occur in explaining processes. It explores how explanations are not delivered in isolation but unfold through dynamic, structured sequences of interaction between participants. Beginning with the smallest units, we examine how individual dialog acts and multimodal signals form micro-patterns within turns. These, in turn, compose meso-level structures such as pragmatic frames, that organize sequences of interaction into meaningful, goal-oriented episodes. At the macro-level, we identify common types of explanatory dialogues, such as inquiry, information-seeking, or deliberation, which are shaped by participants’ goals and situational demands. The chapter highlights how these abstract patterns of structure are instantiated differently across social and situational contexts and proposes that understanding them is crucial for designing socially intelligent and adaptive XAI systems. By analyzing how these structures emerge and function, we o!er a framework for operationalizing explanation structures in a way that supports co-constructive and context-sensitive human-AI interaction. author: - first_name: Patricia full_name: Jimenez, Patricia id: '103339' last_name: Jimenez - first_name: Anna Lisa full_name: Vollmer, Anna Lisa last_name: Vollmer - first_name: 'Henning ' full_name: 'Wachsmuth, Henning ' last_name: Wachsmuth citation: ama: 'Jimenez P, Vollmer AL, Wachsmuth H. Structures Underlying Explanations. In: Rohlfing K, Främling K, Lim B, Alpsancar S, Thommes K, eds. Social Explainable AI: Communications of NII Shonan Meetings. Springer Singapore.' apa: 'Jimenez, P., Vollmer, A. L., & Wachsmuth, H. (n.d.). Structures Underlying Explanations. In K. Rohlfing, K. Främling, B. Lim, S. Alpsancar, & K. Thommes (Eds.), Social Explainable AI: Communications of NII Shonan Meetings. Springer Singapore.' bibtex: '@inbook{Jimenez_Vollmer_Wachsmuth, title={Structures Underlying Explanations}, booktitle={Social Explainable AI: Communications of NII Shonan Meetings}, publisher={Springer Singapore}, author={Jimenez, Patricia and Vollmer, Anna Lisa and Wachsmuth, Henning }, editor={Rohlfing, Katharina and Främling, Kary and Lim, Brian and Alpsancar, Suzana and Thommes, Kirsten} }' chicago: 'Jimenez, Patricia, Anna Lisa Vollmer, and Henning Wachsmuth. “Structures Underlying Explanations.” In Social Explainable AI: Communications of NII Shonan Meetings, edited by Katharina Rohlfing, Kary Främling, Brian Lim, Suzana Alpsancar, and Kirsten Thommes. Springer Singapore, n.d.' ieee: 'P. Jimenez, A. L. Vollmer, and H. Wachsmuth, “Structures Underlying Explanations,” in Social Explainable AI: Communications of NII Shonan Meetings, K. Rohlfing, K. Främling, B. Lim, S. Alpsancar, and K. Thommes, Eds. Springer Singapore.' mla: 'Jimenez, Patricia, et al. “Structures Underlying Explanations.” Social Explainable AI: Communications of NII Shonan Meetings, edited by Katharina Rohlfing et al., Springer Singapore.' short: 'P. Jimenez, A.L. Vollmer, H. Wachsmuth, in: K. Rohlfing, K. Främling, B. Lim, S. Alpsancar, K. Thommes (Eds.), Social Explainable AI: Communications of NII Shonan Meetings, Springer Singapore, n.d.' date_created: 2025-09-11T13:54:27Z date_updated: 2025-09-12T11:43:07Z editor: - first_name: Katharina full_name: Rohlfing, Katharina last_name: Rohlfing - first_name: Kary full_name: Främling, Kary last_name: Främling - first_name: Brian full_name: Lim, Brian last_name: Lim - first_name: Suzana full_name: Alpsancar, Suzana last_name: Alpsancar - first_name: Kirsten full_name: Thommes, Kirsten last_name: Thommes language: - iso: eng project: - _id: '122' name: TRR 318 - Subproject B3 publication: 'Social Explainable AI: Communications of NII Shonan Meetings' publication_identifier: eisbn: - 978-981-96-5290-7 publication_status: inpress publisher: Springer Singapore status: public title: Structures Underlying Explanations type: book_chapter user_id: '103339' year: '2026' ... --- _id: '61234' abstract: - lang: eng text: "The ability to generate explanations that are understood by explainees is the\r\nquintessence of explainable artificial intelligence. Since understanding\r\ndepends on the explainee's background and needs, recent research focused on\r\nco-constructive explanation dialogues, where an explainer continuously monitors\r\nthe explainee's understanding and adapts their explanations dynamically. We\r\ninvestigate the ability of large language models (LLMs) to engage as explainers\r\nin co-constructive explanation dialogues. In particular, we present a user\r\nstudy in which explainees interact with an LLM in two settings, one of which\r\ninvolves the LLM being instructed to explain a topic co-constructively. We\r\nevaluate the explainees' understanding before and after the dialogue, as well\r\nas their perception of the LLMs' co-constructive behavior. Our results suggest\r\nthat LLMs show some co-constructive behaviors, such as asking verification\r\nquestions, that foster the explainees' engagement and can improve understanding\r\nof a topic. However, their ability to effectively monitor the current\r\nunderstanding and scaffold the explanations accordingly remains limited." author: - first_name: Leandra full_name: Fichtel, Leandra last_name: Fichtel - first_name: Maximilian full_name: Spliethöver, Maximilian id: '84035' last_name: Spliethöver orcid: 0000-0003-4364-1409 - first_name: Eyke full_name: Hüllermeier, Eyke id: '48129' last_name: Hüllermeier - first_name: Patricia full_name: Jimenez, Patricia id: '103339' last_name: Jimenez - first_name: Nils full_name: Klowait, Nils id: '98454' last_name: Klowait orcid: 0000-0002-7347-099X - first_name: Stefan full_name: Kopp, Stefan last_name: Kopp - first_name: Axel-Cyrille full_name: Ngonga Ngomo, Axel-Cyrille id: '65716' last_name: Ngonga Ngomo - first_name: Amelie full_name: Robrecht, Amelie id: '91982' last_name: Robrecht orcid: 0000-0001-5622-8248 - first_name: Ingrid full_name: Scharlau, Ingrid id: '451' last_name: Scharlau orcid: 0000-0003-2364-9489 - first_name: Lutz full_name: Terfloth, Lutz id: '37320' last_name: Terfloth - first_name: Anna-Lisa full_name: Vollmer, Anna-Lisa id: '86589' last_name: Vollmer - first_name: Henning full_name: Wachsmuth, Henning id: '3900' last_name: Wachsmuth citation: ama: 'Fichtel L, Spliethöver M, Hüllermeier E, et al. Investigating Co-Constructive Behavior of Large Language Models in  Explanation Dialogues. In: Proceedings of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue. Association for Computational Linguistics.' apa: Fichtel, L., Spliethöver, M., Hüllermeier, E., Jimenez, P., Klowait, N., Kopp, S., Ngonga Ngomo, A.-C., Robrecht, A., Scharlau, I., Terfloth, L., Vollmer, A.-L., & Wachsmuth, H. (n.d.). Investigating Co-Constructive Behavior of Large Language Models in  Explanation Dialogues. Proceedings of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue. Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue. bibtex: '@inproceedings{Fichtel_Spliethöver_Hüllermeier_Jimenez_Klowait_Kopp_Ngonga Ngomo_Robrecht_Scharlau_Terfloth_et al., place={Avignon, France}, title={Investigating Co-Constructive Behavior of Large Language Models in  Explanation Dialogues}, booktitle={Proceedings of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue}, publisher={Association for Computational Linguistics}, author={Fichtel, Leandra and Spliethöver, Maximilian and Hüllermeier, Eyke and Jimenez, Patricia and Klowait, Nils and Kopp, Stefan and Ngonga Ngomo, Axel-Cyrille and Robrecht, Amelie and Scharlau, Ingrid and Terfloth, Lutz and et al.} }' chicago: 'Fichtel, Leandra, Maximilian Spliethöver, Eyke Hüllermeier, Patricia Jimenez, Nils Klowait, Stefan Kopp, Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo, et al. “Investigating Co-Constructive Behavior of Large Language Models in  Explanation Dialogues.” In Proceedings of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue. Avignon, France: Association for Computational Linguistics, n.d.' ieee: L. Fichtel et al., “Investigating Co-Constructive Behavior of Large Language Models in  Explanation Dialogues,” presented at the Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue. mla: Fichtel, Leandra, et al. “Investigating Co-Constructive Behavior of Large Language Models in  Explanation Dialogues.” Proceedings of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue, Association for Computational Linguistics. short: 'L. Fichtel, M. Spliethöver, E. Hüllermeier, P. Jimenez, N. Klowait, S. Kopp, A.-C. Ngonga Ngomo, A. Robrecht, I. Scharlau, L. Terfloth, A.-L. Vollmer, H. Wachsmuth, in: Proceedings of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue, Association for Computational Linguistics, Avignon, France, n.d.' conference: name: Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue date_created: 2025-09-11T16:11:17Z date_updated: 2025-09-12T09:50:48Z department: - _id: '660' external_id: arxiv: - '2504.18483' language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - open_access: '1' url: https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.18483 oa: '1' place: Avignon, France project: - _id: '118' name: 'TRR 318: Project Area INF' - _id: '121' name: 'TRR 318; TP B01: Ein dialogbasierter Ansatz zur Erklärung von Modellen des maschinellen Lernens' - _id: '127' name: 'TRR 318; TP C04: Metaphern als Werkzeug des Erklärens' - _id: '122' name: TRR 318 - Subproject B3 - _id: '119' name: TRR 318 - Project Area Ö - _id: '114' name: 'TRR 318; TP A04: Integration des technischen Modells in das Partnermodell bei der Erklärung von digitalen Artefakten' publication: Proceedings of the 26th Annual Meeting of the Special Interest Group on Discourse and Dialogue publication_status: accepted publisher: Association for Computational Linguistics related_material: link: - relation: software url: https://github.com/webis-de/sigdial25-co-constructive-llms - relation: research_data url: https://github.com/webis-de/sigdial25-co-constructive-llms-data status: public title: Investigating Co-Constructive Behavior of Large Language Models in Explanation Dialogues type: conference user_id: '84035' year: '2025' ... --- _id: '60718' abstract: - lang: eng text: "The ability to generate explanations that are understood by explainees is the\r\nquintessence of explainable artificial intelligence. Since understanding\r\ndepends on the explainee's background and needs, recent research focused on\r\nco-constructive explanation dialogues, where an explainer continuously monitors\r\nthe explainee's understanding and adapts their explanations dynamically. We\r\ninvestigate the ability of large language models (LLMs) to engage as explainers\r\nin co-constructive explanation dialogues. In particular, we present a user\r\nstudy in which explainees interact with an LLM in two settings, one of which\r\ninvolves the LLM being instructed to explain a topic co-constructively. We\r\nevaluate the explainees' understanding before and after the dialogue, as well\r\nas their perception of the LLMs' co-constructive behavior. Our results suggest\r\nthat LLMs show some co-constructive behaviors, such as asking verification\r\nquestions, that foster the explainees' engagement and can improve understanding\r\nof a topic. However, their ability to effectively monitor the current\r\nunderstanding and scaffold the explanations accordingly remains limited." author: - first_name: Leandra full_name: Fichtel, Leandra last_name: Fichtel - first_name: Maximilian full_name: Spliethöver, Maximilian last_name: Spliethöver - first_name: Eyke full_name: Hüllermeier, Eyke last_name: Hüllermeier - first_name: Patricia full_name: Jimenez, Patricia id: '103339' last_name: Jimenez - first_name: Nils full_name: Klowait, Nils id: '98454' last_name: Klowait orcid: 0000-0002-7347-099X - first_name: Stefan full_name: Kopp, Stefan last_name: Kopp - first_name: Axel-Cyrille full_name: Ngonga Ngomo, Axel-Cyrille id: '65716' last_name: Ngonga Ngomo - first_name: Amelie full_name: Robrecht, Amelie last_name: Robrecht - first_name: Ingrid full_name: Scharlau, Ingrid id: '451' last_name: Scharlau orcid: 0000-0003-2364-9489 - first_name: Lutz full_name: Terfloth, Lutz id: '37320' last_name: Terfloth - first_name: Anna-Lisa full_name: Vollmer, Anna-Lisa last_name: Vollmer - first_name: Henning full_name: Wachsmuth, Henning last_name: Wachsmuth citation: ama: Fichtel L, Spliethöver M, Hüllermeier E, et al. Investigating Co-Constructive Behavior of Large Language Models in  Explanation Dialogues. arXiv:250418483. Published online 2025. apa: Fichtel, L., Spliethöver, M., Hüllermeier, E., Jimenez, P., Klowait, N., Kopp, S., Ngonga Ngomo, A.-C., Robrecht, A., Scharlau, I., Terfloth, L., Vollmer, A.-L., & Wachsmuth, H. (2025). Investigating Co-Constructive Behavior of Large Language Models in  Explanation Dialogues. In arXiv:2504.18483. bibtex: '@article{Fichtel_Spliethöver_Hüllermeier_Jimenez_Klowait_Kopp_Ngonga Ngomo_Robrecht_Scharlau_Terfloth_et al._2025, title={Investigating Co-Constructive Behavior of Large Language Models in  Explanation Dialogues}, journal={arXiv:2504.18483}, author={Fichtel, Leandra and Spliethöver, Maximilian and Hüllermeier, Eyke and Jimenez, Patricia and Klowait, Nils and Kopp, Stefan and Ngonga Ngomo, Axel-Cyrille and Robrecht, Amelie and Scharlau, Ingrid and Terfloth, Lutz and et al.}, year={2025} }' chicago: Fichtel, Leandra, Maximilian Spliethöver, Eyke Hüllermeier, Patricia Jimenez, Nils Klowait, Stefan Kopp, Axel-Cyrille Ngonga Ngomo, et al. “Investigating Co-Constructive Behavior of Large Language Models in  Explanation Dialogues.” ArXiv:2504.18483, 2025. ieee: L. Fichtel et al., “Investigating Co-Constructive Behavior of Large Language Models in  Explanation Dialogues,” arXiv:2504.18483. 2025. mla: Fichtel, Leandra, et al. “Investigating Co-Constructive Behavior of Large Language Models in  Explanation Dialogues.” ArXiv:2504.18483, 2025. short: L. Fichtel, M. Spliethöver, E. Hüllermeier, P. Jimenez, N. Klowait, S. Kopp, A.-C. Ngonga Ngomo, A. Robrecht, I. Scharlau, L. Terfloth, A.-L. Vollmer, H. Wachsmuth, ArXiv:2504.18483 (2025). date_created: 2025-07-22T13:10:42Z date_updated: 2025-07-23T11:23:32Z external_id: arxiv: - '2504.18483' has_accepted_license: '1' language: - iso: eng main_file_link: - url: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.18483 page: '20' project: - _id: '121' grant_number: '438445824' name: 'TRR 318 - B01: TRR 318 - Ein dialogbasierter Ansatz zur Erklärung von Modellen des maschinellen Lernens (Teilprojekt B01)' - _id: '127' name: 'TRR 318 - C4: TRR 318 - Subproject C4 - Metaphern als Werkzeug des Erklärens' - _id: '122' name: 'TRR 318 - B3: TRR 318 - Subproject B3' - _id: '119' name: 'TRR 318 - Ö: TRR 318 - Project Area Ö' - _id: '114' grant_number: '438445824' name: 'TRR 318 - A04: TRR 318 - Integration des technischen Modells in das Partnermodell bei der Erklärung von digitalen Artefakten (Teilprojekt A04)' publication: arXiv:2504.18483 status: public title: Investigating Co-Constructive Behavior of Large Language Models in Explanation Dialogues type: preprint user_id: '98454' year: '2025' ...