Students rated human TA responses more favorably overall but preferred ChatGPT responses 40% of the time¶
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q2 i? Students evaluated answers produced by human TAs 60% more positively, while answers generated by ChatGPT were preferred by 40% of students. → M. Said Doğru & Emily K. Faulconer 2026
q2 i? Preferences differed by student: some valued ChatGPT's faster, more detailed responses while others found human responses more credible and creative. → M. Said Doğru & Emily K. Faulconer 2026 (2)
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M. Said Doğru & Emily K. Faulconer 2026¶
M. Said Doğru & Emily K. Faulconer. (2026). ChatGPT as a Virtual Laboratory Teaching Assistant in Undergraduate Biology. Research in Science Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-025-10271-z
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Preference results reported in the conclusion's answer to RQ5, based on student evaluations of paired AI- and human-authored responses. "students evaluated the answers produced by human TAs 60% more positively" while ChatGPT answers were preferred by 40%.
"According to the findings, students evaluated the answers produced by human TAs 60% more positively. However, answers generated by ChatGPT were preferred by 40%, indicating significant potential for AI integration."
M. Said Doğru & Emily K. Faulconer 2026 (2)¶
M. Said Doğru & Emily K. Faulconer. (2026). ChatGPT as a Virtual Laboratory Teaching Assistant in Undergraduate Biology. Research in Science Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11165-025-10271-z
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Survey results on the sources of differing student preferences, reported in the discussion of general patterns. "Some students felt that ChatGPT provided faster and more detailed responses" while others found human responses more credible and creative.
"Some students felt that ChatGPT provided faster and more detailed responses, while oth - ers found human responses more credible and creative."
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Related Claims¶
- SMEs rated ChatGPT's content accuracy acceptable but inconsistent across questions and significantly below human TAs' accuracy — related
- Human TAs demonstrated stronger instructor voice, understanding, and helpfulness than AI in responding to student laboratory questions — related
- Students found ChatGPT responses useful but insufficient in depth and detail compared with TA responses — related
- ChatGPT sustains coherent, human-like multi-topic conversation and produces convincing creative content, as shown by the authors' own prompting test — related
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Students rated human TA responses more favorably overall but preferred ChatGPT responses 40% of the time |
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Students rated human TA responses more favorably overall but preferred ChatGPT responses 40% of the time |
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