Students reported significantly lower anxiety during AIvaluate-mediated viva sessions than during equivalent face-to-face viva assessments¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-10 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? In a counterbalanced within-subjects quasi-experiment with 35 pre-university students, students experienced significantly lower anxiety during AIvaluate sessions compared with traditional face-to-face assessments. → Habeeb Yusuf 2026

Evidence¶

Habeeb Yusuf 2026¶

Habeeb Yusuf, Arthur Money, Damon Daylamani-Zad. (2026). Exploring student anxiety and experience in performance-based assessments using AIvaluate: an LLM-augmented emotionally intelligent pedagogical AI conversational agent. Educational technology research and development. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10634-x

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Counterbalanced quasi-experimental within-subjects study in which each of 35 students completed both a face-to-face viva and an AIvaluate-mediated viva (Wizard of Oz technique), with real-time slider self-reports of anxiety analysed via weighted means and paired-sample t-tests. The article reports students "experienced significantly lower anxiety during AIvaluate sessions". No effect size is printed in the provided text.

"Results indicated that students experienced significantly lower anxiety during AIvaluate sessions, and usability scores for the tool were rated in the “good” range."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Affect Regulation — outcome: instruction changes it
Academic Anxiety — outcome: instruction changes it

Students taking online and proctored online exams report higher test anxiety than students taking on-campus exams and non-proctored online exams — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
Students perceived AIvaluate assessments as reducing social pressure and offering flexible pacing and ease of use, but noted technical challenges and lack of dynamic human interaction — related
Students rated the usability of the AIvaluate assessment in the SUS 'good' range — related
AI-assisted pair programming significantly reduced programming anxiety compared to individual programming — related
In a Spring 2026 pilot (N=98), 52% of students reported lower stress during the AI-mediated Socratic Test than in traditional exams — related

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`title`	`Students reported significantly lower anxiety during AIvaluate-mediated viva sessions than during equivalent face-to-face viva assessments`
`description`	`Students reported significantly lower anxiety during AIvaluate-mediated viva sessions than during equivalent face-to-face viva assessments`
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