Education
Better answers, broader thinking: What students gain from ChatGPT and critical-thinking training
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In a randomized experiment with more than 1,000 students, access to ChatGPT and training in causal reasoning improved student work in complementary ways. What happens when students use ChatGPT on a real-world assignment? Do quality improvements come at the expense of originality? A new experiment from researchers at Bocconi University, in collaboration with OpenAI Economic Research, found distinct and complementary effects from ChatGPT access and critical-thinking training. Access to ChatGPT improved the quality and coherence of students’ work, while an exercise in causal reasoning—a form of critical thinking—led students to…





