Undergraduate LLM reliance classifies into four types — Strategic (34.3%), Instrumental (30.9%), Dialogic (30.4%), and Dependent (4.5%) — using a threshold-based classification rule¶
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q3 i? Among 382 undergraduates, dominant reliance type classification yielded Strategic (n=131, 34.3%), Instrumental (n=118, 30.9%), Dialogic (n=116, 30.4%), and Dependent (n=17, 4.5%). → Shahin Hossain 2026
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Shahin Hossain 2026¶
Shahin Hossain. (2026). Four Types of LLM Reliance and Their Predictors Among Undergraduate Writers: A Mixed-Methods Study at a Minority-Serving R1 University. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.28749 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2606.28749
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Survey classification of 382 undergraduates at a minority-serving R1 university, each assigned a dominant type by highest subscale mean meeting a 5.0 endorsement threshold. The printed distribution was "Strategic (𝑛= 131, 34.3%)" through "Dependent (𝑛= 17, 4.5%)"; all participants met the threshold on at least one subscale.
"Strategic (𝑛= 131, 34.3%), Instrumental (𝑛= 118, 30.9%), Dialogic (𝑛= 116, 30.4%), and Dependent (𝑛= 17, 4.5%)."
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Related Claims¶
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- The GenAI-RTS is supported by a five-factor structure in which Strategic reliance comprises Deliberate Use and Critical Evaluation facets alongside Instrumental, Dependent, and Dialogic factors — related
- Critical Evaluation and Dependent reliance emerge as empirically distinct constructs, with near-zero correlation between the two facets — related
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- Student-AI exchanges in an undergraduate research methods course are empirically classifiable into three interaction paths, with Passive Review most frequent (46%) and Strategic Dialogue 36% — related
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Undergraduate LLM reliance classifies into four types — Strategic (34.3%), Instrumental (30.9%), Dialogic (30.4%), and Dependent (4.5%) — using a threshold-based classification rule |
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Undergraduate LLM reliance classifies into four types — Strategic (34.3%), Instrumental (30.9%), Dialogic (30.4%), and Dependent (4.5%) — using a threshold-based classification rule |
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