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"Cognitive surrender" to AI lowers students' math scores
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Widespread use of generative AI helps students complete assignments faster, but they learn less, particularly with math word -More-
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The Hill
· Jun 21, 2026
How did basic literacy stop being a prerequisite for college?
American classrooms are seeing a decline in reading and math scores, which is a civilizational issue as it is linked to a decline in IQ scores, and is exacerbated by the use of AI which weakens judgment and the ability to think for oneself.
South China Morning Post
· Jul 7, 2026
Crushed it: AI and healthy habits help Hong Kong students ace IB
Hong Kong’s top International Baccalaureate (IB) scorers this year credited AI and a balanced study routine for their academic success after receiving their results on Monday. Amid the intense pressure of the final assessments, top achievers from Diocesan Boys’ School (DBS), Victoria Shanghai Academy (VSA), and Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School shared insights on using technology responsibly while maintaining personal well-being. They were among at least 65 students from 16 Hong Kong schools who...
Fark
· Jun 21, 2026
AI enrolls in college, gets financial aid, drops out of college, repeats trick. See, it IS smarter than us already [Fail]
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Nieman Lab
· Jul 8, 2026
A new study looks at the skills journalists are losing (and gaining) because of AI tools
Last year, MIT’s Media Lab came out with a buzzy study on a phenomenon that’s been coined “cognitive debt.” In short, the researchers found that when ChatGPT users offloaded essay writing tasks to their AI assistants, their own writing abilities declined. ChatGPT users consistently had the lowest “brain engagement” and task performance scores across the...
Nepal News
· Jul 7, 2026
एसइई पूरक परीक्षामा ६४.६८ प्रतिशत विद्यार्थी उत्तीर्ण
काठमाडौं। राष्ट्रिय परीक्षा बोर्डले माध्यमिक शिक्षा परीक्षा (एसइई) २०८२ को पूरक (ग्रेडवृद्धि) परीक्षाको नतिजा सार्वजनिक गरेको छ। परीक्षामा सहभागीमध्ये ६४.६८ प्रतिशत विद्यार्थी उत्तीर्ण भएका छन्। परीक्षा नियन्त्रक टुकराज अधिकारीका अनुसार पूरक परीक्षामा सहभागी एक लाख २९ हजार ११४ परीक्षार्थीमध्ये ८३ हजार ५२३ जना उत्तीर्ण भएका छन्। गत असार १ देखि ९ गतेसम्म सञ्चालन भएको परीक्षाका []
Jamaica Information Service
· Jun 23, 2026
79 Per Cent of PEP Students Master Literacy, 75 Per Cent Numeracy
Seventy-nine per cent of students exiting primary school in June 2026 have demonstrated mastery of literacy, while 75 per cent have mastered numeracy. Literacy and numeracy competencies were assessed at []
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Related coverage for ""Cognitive surrender" to AI lowers students' math scores": The Hill — How did basic literacy stop being a prerequisite for college?. South China Morning Post — Crushed it: AI and healthy habits help Hong Kong students ace IB. Fark — AI enrolls in college, gets financial aid, drops out of college, repeats trick. See, it IS smarter than us already [Fail]. Nieman Lab — A new study looks at the skills journalists are losing (and gaining) because of AI tools. Nepal News — एसइई पूरक परीक्षामा ६४.६८ प्रतिशत विद्यार्थी उत्तीर्ण. Jamaica Information Service — 79 Per Cent of PEP Students Master Literacy, 75 Per Cent Numeracy