Ashna Melanathuru1 and John Leddo 1,2,3
1. MyEdMaster, LLC
2. METY Technology, Inc.
3. METY Foundation

MLA 8
Melanathuru, Ashna, and John Leddo. "The relative effectiveness of a self-assessment chatbot and Chat GPT for teaching neurological diseases." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 11, no. 9, Sept. 2026, pp. 4721-4734, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i09.016. Accessed Sept. 2026.
APA 6
Melanathuru, A., & Leddo, J. (2026, September). The relative effectiveness of a self-assessment chatbot and Chat GPT for teaching neurological diseases. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 11(9), 4721-4734. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i09.016
Chicago
Melanathuru, Ashna, and John Leddo. "The relative effectiveness of a self-assessment chatbot and Chat GPT for teaching neurological diseases." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 11, no. 9 (September 2026), 4721-4734. Accessed September, 2026. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i09.016.

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