Computer Science > Human-Computer Interaction
[Submitted on 19 Sep 2024]
Title:Choosing Between an LLM versus Search for Learning: A HigherEd Student Perspective
View PDF HTML (experimental)Abstract:Large language models (LLMs) are rapidly changing learning processes, as they are readily available to students and quickly complete or augment several learning-related activities with non-trivial performance. Such major shifts in learning dynamic have previously occurred when search engines and Wikipedia were introduced, and they augmented or traditional information consumption sources such as libraries and books for university students. We investigate the possibility of the next shift: the use of LLMs to find and digest information in the context of learning and how they relate to existing technologies such as the search engine. We conducted a study where students were asked to learn new topics using a search engine and an LLM in a within-subjects counterbalanced design. We used that study as a contextual grounding for a post-experience follow-up interview where we elicited student reflections, preferences, pain points, and general outlook of an LLM (ChatGPT) over a search engine (Google).
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