Boosting Learning: AI's Secret Weapon for Student Engagement
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Published: Feb 13, 2026 05:00
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This research reveals a fascinating insight: how we perceive the source of feedback profoundly impacts our engagement! By cleverly controlling the content and varying the perceived source – AI versus human – the study highlights exciting opportunities for crafting more effective and engaging hybrid educational systems, blending the power of Generative AI with human interaction.
Key Takeaways
- •Learners spent more time and effort when feedback was attributed to a human teaching assistant, even with identical AI-generated content.
- •Trust in AI influenced ratings of AI-attributed feedback.
- •Perceived genuineness predicted ratings of human-attributed feedback.
Reference / Citation
View Original"First, perceived feedback source affected engagement: learners in the TA condition spent significantly more time and effort (d = 0.88-1.56) despite receiving identical feedback."