Students ranked the self-paced AI-study block and the weekly closed-book test as the components they would miss most, treating tests as useful accountability¶

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q2 i? In component rankings, the self-paced+AI block ranked first and the 30-minute closed-book test second, ahead of mini-lectures and other components. → Jin-Guo Liu 2026

Evidence¶

Jin-Guo Liu 2026¶

Jin-Guo Liu, Shang-Qi Lu, Xin-Ran Shi, Long-Li Zheng, Wei Wang. (2026). Test-Driven, AI-Assisted Learning: Replacing Lectures with Weekly Closed-Book Tests. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.23315 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2606.23315

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Component-ranking item from the same end-of-term survey (N=18). Students "ranked the self-paced+AI block first (mean rank 2.56)" and the test second; free-text comments included "Weekly exams push me to study". No effect sizes printed.

"Asked which components they would miss most if removed, students ranked the self-paced+AI block first (mean rank 2.56) and the 30-minute closed-book test second (3.22), ahead of mini-lectures, floor-walking, same-session grading, and recap."

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