Chinese HSS students report near-consensus perceived learning-efficiency gains from GenAI, largely independent of use duration and discipline¶
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q2 i? Over 96% of surveyed Chinese HSS students perceived improved or significantly improved learning efficiency from GenAI use. → Lei Fan and Fangxue Liu 2026
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Lei Fan and Fangxue Liu 2026¶
Lei Fan and Fangxue Liu. (2026). The impact of generative artificial intelligence on academic development of Chinese students in humanities and social sciences. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.24104 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2606.24104
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Survey of 915 Chinese HSS students (Figure 2a) on perceived efficiency impact. The article reports "45.25% of respondents reported a significant improvement in learning efficiency, while a further 50.82% perceived an improvement", with under 4% reporting little change or negative effects.
"45.25% of respondents reported a significant improvement in learning efficiency, while a further 50.82% perceived an improvement. In contrast, only a very small proportion reported little change (2.95%) or negative effects (less than 1%)."
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Chinese HSS students report near-consensus perceived learning-efficiency gains from GenAI, largely independent of use duration and discipline |
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Chinese HSS students report near-consensus perceived learning-efficiency gains from GenAI, largely independent of use duration and discipline |
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