Using the AI chatbot ADA significantly enhances ninth-graders' situational interest in mathematics compared with conventional differentiation materials¶
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q3 i2 In a cluster-randomized comparison, the chatbot group showed significantly higher situational interest than the control group using static help cards, with a medium effect of d = 0.63. → Cilia Ricarda Rücker 2025
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Cilia Ricarda Rücker 2025¶
Cilia Ricarda Rücker, Sebastian Becker-Genschow. (2025). Enhancing enthusiasm for STEM education with AI: Domain-specific chatbot as personalized learning assistant. Computers and Education Open. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeo.2025.100315
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Group comparison in the cluster-randomized controlled study (N = 195 ninth-graders; EG n = 102, CG n = 93) measured post-intervention with seven situational-interest items. The chatbot group scored M = 2.63 (SD = 0.51) versus CG M = 2.43 (SD = 0.62), a "medium positive effect (d = 0.63)".
"The Mann-Whitney U test revealed a highly significant difference between the EG and the CG for situational interest (p = 0.00005). The effect size analysis using Cohen’s d revealed a medium positive effect (d = 0.63), suggesting a substantial enhancement of situational interest in the EG."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Motivation — outcome: instruction changes it
- Interest — outcome: instruction changes it
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Using the AI chatbot ADA significantly enhances ninth-graders' situational interest in mathematics compared with conventional differentiation materials |
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Using the AI chatbot ADA significantly enhances ninth-graders' situational interest in mathematics compared with conventional differentiation materials |
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2026-10-17 |
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