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Enhancing Retrieval-Augmented Generation with Entity Linking for Educational Platforms

Francesco Granata, Francesco Poggi, Misael Mongiovì · Dec 5, 2025 · Citations: 0

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Abstract

In the era of Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures are gaining significant attention for their ability to ground language generation in reliable knowledge sources. Despite their effectiveness, RAG systems based solely on semantic similarity often fail to ensure factual accuracy in specialized domains, where terminological ambiguity can affect retrieval relevance. This study proposes ELERAG, an enhanced RAG architecture that integrates a factual signal derived from Entity Linking to improve the accuracy of educational question-answering systems in Italian. The system includes a Wikidata-based Entity Linking module and implements a hybrid re-ranking strategy based on Reciprocal Rank Fusion (RRF). To validate our approach, we compared it against standard baselines and state-of-the-art methods, including a Weighted-Score Re-ranking, a standalone Cross-Encoder and a combined RRF+Cross-Encoder pipeline. Experiments were conducted on two benchmarks: a custom academic dataset and the standard SQuAD-it dataset. Results show that, in domain-specific contexts, ELERAG significantly outperforms both the baseline and the Cross-Encoder configurations. Conversely, the Cross-Encoder approaches achieve the best results on the general-domain dataset. These findings provide strong experimental evidence of the domain mismatch effect, highlighting the importance of domain-adapted hybrid strategies to enhance factual precision in educational RAG systems without relying on computationally expensive models trained on disparate data distributions. They also demonstrate the potential of entity-aware RAG systems in educational environments, fostering adaptive and reliable AI-based tutoring tools.

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Usefulness score

5/100 • Low

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Human Feedback Signal

Not explicit in abstract metadata

Evaluation Signal

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Adjacent candidate

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What We Could Verify

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Human Feedback Types

missing

None explicit

No explicit feedback protocol extracted.

"In the era of Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures are gaining significant attention for their ability to ground language generation in reliable knowledge sources."

Evaluation Modes

partial

Automatic Metrics

Includes extracted eval setup.

"In the era of Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures are gaining significant attention for their ability to ground language generation in reliable knowledge sources."

Quality Controls

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No explicit QC controls found.

"In the era of Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures are gaining significant attention for their ability to ground language generation in reliable knowledge sources."

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SQuAD

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"Experiments were conducted on two benchmarks: a custom academic dataset and the standard SQuAD-it dataset."

Reported Metrics

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Accuracy, Precision, Relevance

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"Despite their effectiveness, RAG systems based solely on semantic similarity often fail to ensure factual accuracy in specialized domains, where terminological ambiguity can affect retrieval relevance."

Human Feedback Details

  • Uses human feedback: No
  • Feedback types: None
  • Rater population: Not reported
  • Unit of annotation: Ranking (inferred)
  • Expertise required: General

Evaluation Details

  • Evaluation modes: Automatic Metrics
  • Agentic eval: None
  • Quality controls: Not reported
  • Evidence quality: Low
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Protocol And Measurement Signals

Benchmarks / Datasets

SQuAD

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accuracyprecisionrelevance

Research Brief

Metadata summary

In the era of Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures are gaining significant attention for their ability to ground language generation in reliable knowledge sources.

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Key Takeaways

  • In the era of Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures are gaining significant attention for their ability to ground language generation in reliable knowledge sources.
  • Despite their effectiveness, RAG systems based solely on semantic similarity often fail to ensure factual accuracy in specialized domains, where terminological ambiguity can affect retrieval relevance.
  • This study proposes ELERAG, an enhanced RAG architecture that integrates a factual signal derived from Entity Linking to improve the accuracy of educational question-answering systems in Italian.

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Research Summary

Contribution Summary

  • Despite their effectiveness, RAG systems based solely on semantic similarity often fail to ensure factual accuracy in specialized domains, where terminological ambiguity can affect retrieval relevance.
  • This study proposes ELERAG, an enhanced RAG architecture that integrates a factual signal derived from Entity Linking to improve the accuracy of educational question-answering systems in Italian.
  • Experiments were conducted on two benchmarks: a custom academic dataset and the standard SQuAD-it dataset.

Why It Matters For Eval

  • Experiments were conducted on two benchmarks: a custom academic dataset and the standard SQuAD-it dataset.

Researcher Checklist

  • Gap: Human feedback protocol is explicit

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  • Pass: Evaluation mode is explicit

    Detected: Automatic Metrics

  • Gap: Quality control reporting appears

    No calibration/adjudication/IAA control explicitly detected.

  • Pass: Benchmark or dataset anchors are present

    Detected: SQuAD

  • Pass: Metric reporting is present

    Detected: accuracy, precision, relevance

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