Test-Driven, AI-Assisted Learning: Replacing Lectures with Weekly Closed-Book Tests

Created: 2026-06-23 | Tags: cs-educationllmactive-learningassessmenthigher-ed

Jin-Guo Liu, Shang-Qi Lu, Xin-Ran Shi, Long-Li Zheng, Wei Wang (2026) โ€” arXiv:2606.23315 (cs.CY) ๐Ÿ“„ Full text (arXiv)

Liu et al. (2026) report on a 13-week Test-Driven, AI-Assisted (TDAA) redesign of a Theory of Computation course at HKUST (Guangzhou). The course replaced all lectures with self-directed, AI-assisted learning and weekly closed-book tests serving as high-frequency quality gates. AI agents helped the instructor prepare learning paths, course websites, test drafting, grading workflows, and content repairs โ€” all managed through a version-controlled agent workspace. Student survey data (N=18), weekly scores, and git history suggest the model preserved individual accountability while making material production and marking scalable with human oversight. The work contributes a reusable design pattern for ai-changing-teaching-workflows that integrates active-learning principles with llm-powered scaffolding, and offers practical implications for assessment design in higher-ed contexts. The approach connects to broader conversations about automated-grading and llm-student-modeling-memory as enablers of scalable personalized education.

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APA: Jin-Guo Liu, Shang-Qi Lu, Xin-Ran Shi, Long-Li Zheng, Wei Wang (2026). Test-Driven, AI-Assisted Learning: Replacing Lectures with Weekly Closed-Book Tests. arXiv:2606.23315. arXiv:2606.23315 (cs.CY)