A substantial proportion of distance students (44,035 of 76,485) used the AI-based learning assistant Syntea during one observation month¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? During the February 2025 observation period, 44,035 of 76,485 enrolled distance students used Syntea, most of them returning users. → Kristina Schaaff 2026

Evidence¶

Kristina Schaaff 2026¶

Kristina Schaaff, Quintus Stierstorfer and Valerie Hekkel. (2026). Using AI-based Learning Assistants in Higher Education: A Large-Scale Descriptive Analysis. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.08748 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2607.08748

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Descriptive log-data analysis of all Bachelor's and Master's distance students active in February 2025 at IU, after cleaning removed 78 incomplete records. The article reports "44,035 out of the 76,485 students in our sample used Syntea", with 2,509 first-time and 41,526 returning users; no effect size is printed.

"During our observation period, a total of 44,035 out of the 76,485 students in our sample used Syntea. 2,509 students used Syntea for the first time during this period, while 41,526 students were returning users."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Syntea usage is slightly higher among Bachelor's (58.17%) than Master's students (54.25%), possibly reflecting program structure rather than acceptance — related
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