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Chatbot Launch

Chatbot Launch

After several busy months of planning, the first randomized control trials (RCTs) in the TEACH ME study have launched in math courses across Georgia State University and the University of Central Florida. RCTs will be administered through 2027 that—with the help of researchers at Brown University, Harvard University, Stanford University, and the Brookings Institution—will measure the impact of academic chatbots across diverse student demographics and educational contexts. 

Georgia State University launched chatbots in three gateway math courses critical for student success – Precalculus, Elementary Statistics, and Quantitative Reasoning. Across its Atlanta and Perimeter College Campuses, more than 1,000 students in 23 sections will participate in the study this fall alone. The University of Central Florida launched RCTs in Calculus with Analytic Geometry. At UCF, almost 1,500 students will be participating this fall across two lecture sections and 70 lab sections. Morgan State University will launch its first bot in 2025.  

The grant will support the deployment of AI-enhanced chatbots designed to assist students by answering questions about course material, sending reminders for upcoming assignments, and offering encouragement and study tips. The broader goal is to demonstrate that integrating chatbots into critical academic courses can help students perform better not only in those courses but also in their subsequent academic endeavors. The hope is that by supporting students in gateway math and English courses, the chatbots will provide a scalable means to improve academic success in what are some of the first-year courses most critical to student progression and subsequently increase retention and graduation.