Students in MAIC tend to prefer the passive continuous mode over interactive mode¶

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Evidence · 1 study · design r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Students tended to choose the continuous mode, in which agents conduct the class without interactive student input, to maintain their train of thought. → Jifan Yu 2024

Evidence¶

Jifan Yu 2024¶

Jifan Yu, Zheyuan Zhang, Daniel Zhang-li, Shangqing Tu, Zhanxin Hao, Ruimiao Li, Haoxuan Li, Yuanchun Wang, Hanming Li, Linlu Gong, Jie Cao, Jiayin Lin, Jinchang Zhou, Fei Qin, Haohua Wang, Jianxiao Jiang, Lijun Deng, Yisi Zhan, Chaojun Xiao, Xusheng Dai, Xuan Yan, Nianyi Lin, Nan Zhang, Ruixin Ni, Yang Dang, Lei Hou, Yu Zhang, Xu Han, Manli Li, Juanzi Li, Zhiyuan Liu, Huiqin Liu, Maosong Sun. (2024). From MOOC to MAIC: Reshaping Online Teaching and Learning through LLM-driven Agents. Preprint. Under review. https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.03512 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2409.03512

q2 · i? · design · r2

Behavioral observation and qualitative interviews during the three-month MAIC pilot. Students reported preferring 'the "continuous mode"' because it preserved their train of thought; interviewees described pausing to review slides instead of interacting, and one abandoned interactive mode after an unresponsive exchange.

"when it comes to choosing the class mode, students tend to prefer the "continuous mode," believing that this mode allows them to maintain their train of thought without interruption"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Time and Continuity — outcome: instruction changes it

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