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> A third group of students had access to a revised version of ChatGPT that functioned more like a tutor. This chatbot was programmed to provide hints without d
by golergka 2y ago
> A third group of students had access to a revised version of ChatGPT that functioned more like a tutor. This chatbot was programmed to provide hints without directly divulging the answer. The students who used it did spectacularly better on the practice problems, solving 127 percent more of them correctly compared with students who did their practice work without any high-tech aids.
Is it me, or is does this directly contradicts the title?
- al_borland 2y agoYou seemed to leave the part out of your quote where it says those higher percentage of practice problems didn’t translate to test scores. At best they do the same, at the worst they do worse. There was no scenario where ChatGPT actually helped (unless you count practice problems, which are apparently a meaningless stat, since it doesn’t translate to test scores). Most kids in the general public would use normal ChatGPT, not one specially optimized to act like a tutor. So in the real world, kids who use it will do worse, and it’s not with seeking out the special one, as there is no advantage. The title seems like a pretty fair 1 line summary, and pours some much needed cold water on a space that has been full of hype and promises, many of which have fallen flat.
- noisy_boy 2y agoThat 127 is when they had access to chatGPT during _practice_. They fared worse once that access was taken away during the actual exam.