ChatGPT was the most used GenAI tool across all three physics assessments, with Copilot a distant second¶

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q2 i? ChatGPT was the most used tool across all three assessments (A1 n = 16, A2 n = 13, A3 n = 21), while Copilot's uptake was notably lower (n = 5 in each). → Zachery Quince and Emily Faulconer 2026

Evidence¶

Zachery Quince and Emily Faulconer 2026¶

Zachery Quince and Emily Faulconer. (2026). Student GenAI use under changing institutional policies: a mixed-methods case study in undergraduate physics. International Journal of STEM Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-026-00651-w

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Descriptive analysis of declared tool use in the case study cohort (31, 31, and 36 submissions for A1–A3); average reported tools per assessment were 1.33, 1.27, and 1.23. Other tools were used by fewer than 10% of students.

"The results show that ChatGPT was the most used tool across all three assessments (A1 n = 16, A2 n = 13, A3 n = 21). Copilot was the next most frequently used tool, although its uptake was notably lower (A1 n = 5, A2 n = 5, A3 n = 5)."

Discussion¶

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