GPT-3.5 performed worst on open one-point exam questions, while GPT-4 improved mainly on multiple-choice items¶
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q3 i? Across the three exams GPT-3.5 earned 79%, 68%, and 77% of points on open one-point questions, its weakest category, while GPT-4 improved on multiple-choice questions (92%, 84%, 80% for GPT-4-0314). → Joost C. F. de Winter 2024
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Joost C. F. de Winter 2024¶
Joost C. F. de Winter. (2024). Can ChatGPT Pass High School Exams on English Language Comprehension? International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-023-00372-z
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Results analysis categorizing the 124 exam items into multiple-choice, open one-point, and multi-part open questions. GPT-3.5 "faced some challenges with the second category" (open one-point questions); GPT-4's gains concentrated in multiple-choice items.
"it became evident that GPT-3.5 faced some challenges with the second category (79%, 68%, and 77% of the points earned). Compared to GPT-3.5, GPT-4 showed improvement in the multiple-choice questions (GPT-4-0314: 92%, 84%, 80%; GPT-4-0613: 92%, 63%, 83%)."
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