Students at highly selective institutions show more deep and routine-learning engagement and less exam-driven engagement with a GenAI Tutor¶
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q2 i? Deep engagement comprised 19.36% of sessions at highly selective institutions versus 12.42% at less selective ones, and exam-driven engagement 10.65% versus 36.98%. → Youjie Chen 2026
Evidence¶
Youjie Chen 2026¶
Youjie Chen, Xixi Shi, Xinyu Liu, Shuaiguo Wang, Tracy Xiao Liu, Dragan Gašević. (2026). Not All Students Engage Alike: Multi-Institution Patterns in GenAI Tutor Use. arXiv preprint. https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.00447 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2602.00447
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Linear regression comparisons of engagement-type proportions across institution selectivity, with standard errors clustered at student and class levels. Highly selective institutions showed higher deep engagement (19.36% vs. 12.42%, t(199)=5.75, p<0.01) and lower exam-driven engagement (10.65% vs. 36.98%).
"In highly selective universities, the proportion of deep engagement and routine-learning engagement was significantly higher (deep engagement: 19.36% vs. 12.42%,𝑡( 199)= 5.75, 𝑝< 0.01; routine-learning engagement: 58.88% vs. 40.41%, 𝑡( 199)= 4.42, 𝑝< 0.01), while the proportion of exam-driven engagement was lower (10.65% vs. 36.98%, 𝑡( 199)=− 5.91, 𝑝< 0.01)."
Discussion¶
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Students at highly selective institutions show more deep and routine-learning engagement and less exam-driven engagement with a GenAI Tutor |
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Students at highly selective institutions show more deep and routine-learning engagement and less exam-driven engagement with a GenAI Tutor |
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