Axi Research  |  ExamSolutions

Why a general chatbot isn’t a tutor.

A chatbot can give answers. A tutor helps you learn, practise independently and remember it later.

Exam-board focusedBuilt around real learning dataResearch-led
General chatbot
How do I find the derivative of x2?
Here’s the answer: the derivative of x2 is 2x.

Axi tutor
Let’s work through this together. What’s the power rule for derivatives?
Try a step: what is ddx (x2)?
Hint: use the power rule – ddx (xn) = n xn−1
So ddx (x2) = 2x?
Check your understanding: want to try a similar one on your own?
Why standard AI falls short

Answers aren’t the same as learning.

Gives answers too quickly

Can solve the problem without helping you learn the method.

Doesn’t know your learning journey

Usually sees the conversation in front of it, not how you’ve learned over time.

Can sound confident without knowing what stuck

A correct answer today doesn’t prove you can do the next problem alone.

How Axi is different

Built to teach, not just answer.

Axi combines exam-board knowledge, a model of each student’s progress, and real-time feedback – built so that help in the moment turns into understanding that lasts.

Marks against the exam standard

Working is checked step by step against the real mark scheme, the way an examiner awards it.

Designed to avoid over-helping

You get the smallest hint that unblocks you, so the method lands as your own.

Checks understanding

After a correct answer, Axi checks the method actually landed – without help.

Adapts what comes next

Axi recommends what to practise next, based on where you are in your course.

How we evaluate learning

How we check whether learning actually happened

We look beyond whether the conversation ended with the right answer. We look at what the student can do afterwards.

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Student attempts a real question

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Axi supports them

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The student later attempts another question independently

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We compare the prediction with what actually happened

What we measure

Misconceptions

We identify and track the misconceptions behind wrong answers.

Independent success

Whether students can solve a similar question on their own.

Transfer

Whether understanding carries to different but related questions.

Retention

Whether the material is remembered and applied later.

Current research

Research snapshot

2,469learning journeys analysed so far
581students, across multiple schools and curricula
3,406later attempts at independent questions
[XX]%expert agreement – analysis in progress
[pending]independent teacher validation

Independent teacher validation is currently in progress. Results will be updated once complete.

For students, parents and researchers

Students

Get help without having the thinking done for you.

Parents

A system designed around genuine progress, not shortcut answers.

Researchers

Explore how we evaluate learning using later independent performance.

View our research approach

Research with safeguards