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CollaClassroom is an AI-enhanced platform that embeds large language models (LLMs) into both individual and group study panels to support real-time collaboration. We evaluate CollaClassroom with Bangladeshi university students (N = 12) through a small-group study session and a pre-post survey. Participants have substantial prior experience with collaborative learning and LLMs and express strong receptivity to LLM-assisted study (92% agree/strongly agree). Usability ratings are positive, including high learnability(67% "easy"), strong reliability (83% "reliable"), and low frustration (83% "not at all"). Correlational analyses show that participants who perceive the LLM as supporting equal participation also view it as a meaningful contributor to discussions (r = 0.86). Moreover, their pre-use expectations of LLM value align with post-use assessments (r = 0.61). These findings suggest that LLMs can enhance engagement and perceived learning when designed to promote equitable turn-taking and transparency across individual and shared spaces. The paper contributes an empirically grounded account of AI-mediated collaboration in a Global South higher-education context, with design implications for fairness-aware orchestration of human-AI teamwork.
Study at a glance
- Question: How do university students perceive and experience an AI-augmented collaborative learning platform that embeds individual and group assistants?
- Setting and data: Bangladeshi universities; 12 students aged 22–26 (undergraduate to doctoral level); 30–60 minute collaborative study sessions; dates not stated.
- Method: System development and a small-group user study with pre- and post-study surveys and correlational analysis.
Why it matters
Existing AI learning tools primarily focus on one-on-one interactions, neglecting peer collaboration. Educational platforms lack real-time integration of human–human and human–AI collaboration, a gap especially consequential in contexts with digital divides like Bangladesh.
Key findings
- Most Bangladeshi university students (91.66%) agreed or strongly agreed that integrating large language models into study sessions would be helpful.
- Perceptions that the AI supported equal participation strongly correlated with ratings of its meaningful contribution to discussions (r = 0.8554).
- Students rated the platform favorably for learnability (66.67% easy) and reliability (83.33% reliable), with 83.33% reporting no frustration during use.
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