In an unrestricted university course, only a minority of students (23 of 68, 34%) reported using LLMs, averaging 12% of discussion-point and 11% of critical-summary submissions¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Only 23 of 68 students (34%) reported using LLMs in at least one submission, with average usage of 12% of discussion-point and 11% of critical-summary submissions. → Minju Park 2026

Evidence¶

Minju Park 2026¶

Minju Park, Ivan Orozco Vasquez, and Cristina Conati. (2026). Characterizing Students' LLM Usage Behaviors and Their Association with Learning in Critical Thinking Tasks. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.04534 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2605.04534

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Observational analysis of mandatory LLM-use reports from two offerings of a research-oriented course totaling 68 students, who were free to use LLMs without penalty if they disclosed use. The study reports that "23 out of 68 students (34%)" used LLMs at least once, averaging 12% and 11% of the two task types.

"23 out of 68 students (34%) reported using LLMs in at least one submission. On average, students used LLMs in 12% of discussion point submissions and 11% of critical summary submissions."

Discussion¶

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