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We analyze survey data from 2024\u20132025 covering 1477 participants (high school and university students and teachers) from public and private institutions, including adoption, perceived learning and time savings, help-seeking preferences (teachers vs. ChatGPT vs. Google), and ethical concerns. To move beyond self-reports alone, we introduce a Learning Engagement Index (LEI; 0\u20131) based on three student behaviors when using ChatGPT to complete academic tasks: reading AI responses, modifying outputs, and integrating personal ideas. Adoption was widespread but consistently higher in university than in high school for both students and teachers. University students reported slightly higher perceived learning and greater time savings. LEI scores were generally high and higher among university students, indicating more frequent engagement behaviors such as reading and adapting AI outputs rather than copying them. However, perceived learning showed only weak alignment with LEI, suggesting that students\u2019 self-assessments do not consistently track the engagement actions measured by the index. A complementary GitHub Copilot Free (version GPT-4) experiment (n = 16) indicated faster task completion and improved task completeness, while also highlighting the risk of reduced algorithmic reasoning when AI suggestions are used uncritically. 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