Just tried the Study Mode in ChatGPT: It's eye opening!

 I used the official Open AI's website for ChatGPT. I then opened the Study Mode function. 

I started by saying what I want to learn: 'The difference between SDL and SRL'. 

What happened next was eye-opening. Instead of telling me the answer directly as chatbots usually do, it embarked on a process of Socratic dialogue with me, guiding me with questions, providing me with important food for thought, and challenging me with formative assessment questions. 

This Study Mode is of course more suitable for more mature students. Rather than just looking through the answer, the user has to go through a process of thinking, learning, reflecting, ......

Here is what I went through until I left the discussion: 

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xzf-bVfi1Bhi7GCoQh17dlXUELb68UCA1D_GC4WzNc8/edit?usp=sharing

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Does the Study Mode also operate under POE's ChatGPT? 

I went to POE's 

ChatGPT-4o-Latest

It doesn't have a dedicated button for the Study Mode. So I asked to communicate with it in the Study Mode, which it replied positively. 

I started with the same question: What is the difference between SDL and SRL? 

What happened next: 

- Not exactly like what I experienced on the ChatGPT's official website. Not that Socratic. After its initial explanation, it asked me whether I wanted one of the following; 

I then asked for "A diagram to visually compare them: 

The Output: 

Then it asked me whether I wanted the flashcards, quizzies, or reallife examples. 

In conclusion, the POE version isn't really socrative at all.