Even if the research is flawed I'm happy they are trying this. They are taking advantage of LLMs to have less rigid tests and also give feedback.
I think there is more potential applications possible with combining LLMs with reference/text books. Like how about an assistant that points you to the correct books/chapter/paragraph for the concept you need to understand better for a project you are working on? Or clarify any confusion you are having?
Like a human tutor but infinitely patient and non-judgy + search engine.