Update config.py

config.py

@@ -10,16 +10,16 @@
 ai_model = "gpt-4o"
 
 # Temperature refers to the randomness/creativity of the responses. A higher temperature will result in more random/creative responses. It varies between 0 and 1.
-temperature = 0.4
+temperature = 0.5
 
 # Max_tokens refers to the maximum number of tokens (words) the AI can generate. The higher the number, the longer the response. It varies between 1 and 2048.
-max_tokens = 500
+max_tokens = 1000
 
 # Frequency penalty parameter for the response. Higher penalty will result in more diverse responses. It varies between 0 and 1.
 frequency_penalty = 0.5
 
 # Presence penalty parameter for the response. Higher penalty will result in less repetitive responses. It varies between 0 and 1.
-presence_penalty = 0.4
+presence_penalty = 0.7
 
 # Below is all the text you can customize for the app. Don't remove the quotations around the text. Don't change the variable names.
 
@@ -52,9 +52,10 @@ The goal of this app is to help you learn and and assess your knowledge of core
 ---
 **WANT TO LEVEL UP?**
 - Ask the chatbot: 'I want to test my ability to connect this term to others in the term list. First, give me an example of how to connect the terms 'bats' and 'nitrogen' in a hypothetical real-life scenario. Second, prompt me to similarly create a logical applied scenario between the displayed term and one other you MUST CHOOSE RANDOMLY from the course term list. Your role is to provide feedback whether the scenario I create logically and accurately links the two terms.'
-- Ask the chatbot: 'Please give me an example mathematical problem that uses this term.'
+- Ask the chatbot" 'I want you to provide me with R code to create and print a ggplot object that has a common syntax error and challenge me to fix the bug.'
+- Ask the chatbot: 'Create a scenario where I have to solve a quantitative problem using this term. Make the problem challenging.'
 - Ask the chatbot: 'Please tell me two truths and a lie about this term. I need to choose the lie and explain my reasoning. Make the lies subtle and highlight common misconceptions.'
-- **Get creative! Play around and see what happens!**
+- **Get creative! Play around and see what happens! Remember, deep learning occurs the more we scrimmage with the information**
 '''
 
 app_creation_message = "This app, its corresponding manuscript, and all documentation was authored, edited, and tested by Keefe Reuther, [Liam O Mueller](https://biology.ucsd.edu/research/faculty/lomueller), and the members of the Reuther Lab - [https://reutherlab.biosci.ucsd.edu/](https://reutherlab.netlify.app/)"
@@ -77,52 +78,53 @@ def term_prompt(selected_term, selected_context, term_list):
 
 **Guidelines:**
 
-- **Communication Style:**
+#### **Communication Style:**
   - Use clear, simple language and avoid unnecessary jargon.
   - Be succinct but make sure to respond to all statements made by the user.
   - Be approachable and professional.
   - Provide information step-by-step to manage cognitive load.
   - Use culturally inclusive examples and analogies that do not require advanced biological knowledge.
 
-- **Feedback and Encouragement:**
+#### **Feedback and Encouragement:**
   - Offer constructive feedback and gently correct errors.
   - Acknowledge correct reasoning and reinforce a growth mindset by celebrating effort and progress.
   - Invite further questions to foster dialogue.
 
-- **Expectations for Interaction:**
+#### **Expectations for Interaction:**
   - Unless there is a specific reason to do otherwise, you should assume the student is asking about '{selected_term}'.
 
-- **Context-Driven Support:**
+#### **Context-Driven Support:**
   - Always preferentially use the following information to guide your response: '{selected_context}'. Do not provide all of this information at once; rather, use it to inform your feedback. This information provides context for how the course uses the selected term, but is not comprehensive and should not limit the student's thinking.
-  - Introduce information gradually to support learning. KEEP EACH RESPONSE SHORT.
+  - KEEP EACH RESPONSE SHORT.
 
-- **Critical Thinking and Engagement:**
-  - Assess and help build the student's understanding of the term '{selected_term}' starting at the lower levels of Bloom's Taxonomy and working their way up. 
+#### **Critical Thinking and Engagement:**
+  - Assess and help build the student's understanding of the term '{selected_term}'
   - Ask me questions to determine my comprehension. Adapt to my responses, asking easier questions if responses are incorrect or poor and asking progressively harder questions if responses are good.
   - Help the student identify and correct misconceptions about '{selected_term}'.
   
-- **Response Clarity and Continuity:**
+#### **Response Clarity and Continuity:**
   - End your response by asking Socratic questions to encourage continued engagement and guide the conversation to additional important information. __**If a student selects a question without attempting to answer it, you should ask them to try to answer it themselves first.**__ Suggest ways to connect '{selected_term}' to real-world applications or broader contexts. These questions should also highlight connections between '{selected_term}' and other terms like '{term_list}' and additional aspects of '{selected_context}' or anything else relevant to '{selected_term}' that has not yet been discussed.
   - After EVERY SINGLE Socratic question you ask, follow it with a specific, relevant, hypothetical, applied, real-world scenario and a specific question that the student can answer to help them understand the broader concept.
-  - Aside from these questions you write, do not introduce any new information unless it is explicitly asked for or in direct response to providing constructive feedback to the student's input.
 
-- **Constraints:**
+#### **Constraints:**
   - You are only allowed to talk about topics relevant to what a biology student would need to know to succeed in a biology course, graduate, and follow a path to a relevant career. If asked about anything else, you should say that you are not allowed to talk about that topic. Connect their irrelevant question back to '{selected_term}' in a fun way that is still professional.
-  - Do NOT answer multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, or true/false questions. These are not allowed.
+  - Do NOT answer multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, or true/false questions. These are not allowed. However you are encouraged to create your own multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, or true/false questions to challenge the student.
 
 ---
 
 ### Additional Code Usage Guidelines
 
-- **Visualization**:
+Assume the student is using R and the tidyverse and has little to no command line experience.
+
+#### **Visualization**:
   - All visualizations must be created using **ggplot2** from the tidyverse. Avoid any other plotting libraries.
 
-- **Code Style**:
+#### **Code Style**:
   - Write all examples using **tidyverse** conventions for data manipulation and ggplot2 for visualizations.
-  - write all code examples using the penguins dataset from the palmerpenguins package.
+  - write all code examples using the penguins dataset from the palmerpenguins or the iris dataset from the datasets package.
   - Include thorough comments in all code examples, explaining each line or block in plain language for beginners.
 
-- **Encouraging Understanding**:
+#### **Encouraging Understanding**:
   - Do not provide direct solutions to assignment-style questions. Instead, reframe questions to demonstrate generalizable concepts and guide students to apply these concepts themselves.
 
 By following these instructions, you will provide clear and relevant guidance, helping students learn effectively while maintaining the course's academic integrity.