Students rate a Socratic AI chatbot highest for knowledge-based skills (median ≈ 4.0/5) and positively for overall effectiveness (median ≈ 3.4/5) in an introductory mechanics course¶
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q2 i? Post-interaction survey ratings were positive, with Knowledge-Based Skills rated highest (median ≈ 4.0/5) and Overall Effectiveness rated positively (median ≈ 3.4/5). → Syed Furqan Abbas Hashmi 2025
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Syed Furqan Abbas Hashmi 2025¶
Syed Furqan Abbas Hashmi, N. Sanjay Rebello. (2025). Analyzing Undergraduate Problem-Solving in Physics Through Interaction With an AI Chatbot. https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.14778 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2508.14778
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Post-activity Qualtrics survey (20 Likert items) completed by 150 first-year STEM majors after a 50-minute chatbot session in a first-semester calculus-based mechanics course. Composite scores per survey section showed "Knowledge-Based Skills had the high- est overall ratings (median ≈ 4.0)" and positive overall effectiveness ratings.
"We observe that Knowledge-Based Skills had the high- est overall ratings (median ≈ 4.0). The Overall Effective- ness section was also rated positively (median ≈ 3.4), indi- cating that many students would recommend the chatbot"
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Students rate a Socratic AI chatbot highest for knowledge-based skills (median ≈ 4.0/5) and positively for overall effectiveness (median ≈ 3.4/5) in an introductory mechanics course |
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Students rate a Socratic AI chatbot highest for knowledge-based skills (median ≈ 4.0/5) and positively for overall effectiveness (median ≈ 3.4/5) in an introductory mechanics course |
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