Over 80% of pilot students agreed the AI proctor accurately understood their responses and scaffolded them appropriately¶
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q2 i? Over 80% of surveyed pilot students agreed the AI accurately understood their typed responses and pushed them appropriately when answers were incomplete. → 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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Student-perception survey from the Spring 2026 pilot (Figure 1, N=98); the agree/positive share for this item is printed as 80.6%. Students praised the graduated scaffolding, e.g. one noted it "showed the units for moment so I would intuitively determine its formula." Descriptive data only; no test statistic is printed.
"Over 80% of surveyed students agreed that the AI accurately understood their typed responses and pushed them appropriately when their answers were incomplete."
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Over 80% of pilot students agreed the AI proctor accurately understood their responses and scaffolded them appropriately |
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Over 80% of pilot students agreed the AI proctor accurately understood their responses and scaffolded them appropriately |
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