In a Spring 2026 pilot (N=98), 52% of students reported lower stress during the AI-mediated Socratic Test than in traditional exams¶
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q2 i? In the Spring 2026 pilot cohort, 52% of students reported lower stress during the AI assessment compared to traditional written exams, and 21.4% reported no change. → Ilya Mikhelson 2026
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Ilya Mikhelson 2026¶
Ilya Mikhelson. (2026). The Theoretical Foundation of Socratic Tests: Dynamic, Multimodal, Conversational Examinations. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.29624 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2607.29624
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Survey of the Spring 2026 pilot deployment across three university courses (Figure 1, N=98). Descriptive percentages only: "52% of students reported that their stress levels were lower during the AI assessment compared to traditional written exams"; no inferential test or effect size is printed.
"In the Spring 2026 pilot cohort, 52% of students reported that their stress levels were lower during the AI assessment compared to traditional written exams, while an additional 21.4% reported no change in stress."
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In a Spring 2026 pilot (N=98), 52% of students reported lower stress during the AI-mediated Socratic Test than in traditional exams |
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In a Spring 2026 pilot (N=98), 52% of students reported lower stress during the AI-mediated Socratic Test than in traditional exams |
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