Is it a good idea to use artificial intelligence (AI) for math help? Yes — and no. That’s based on the results of a new survey. AI can be a great tutor, it finds, but only if you use it in certain ways.
The data come from a poll of 1,300 high school students from across the United States, England and Wales. The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics surveyed some top math students in each nation. The goal was to identify the habits behind their academic success.
AI has many strengths as a math tutor, the study found. Students can use AI to explain things in different ways and to check their homework answers. It can answer “why” questions about material to deepen their understanding. AI can tailor learning by identifying a student’s knowledge gaps. Using AI as a tutor could even reduce math anxiety, some students said.
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