An adaptive AI-based STEM instructional program produced statistically significant differences favoring the experimental group across all deep learning dimensions in sixth-grade science¶

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q2 i? Median (IQR) summaries and Mann–Whitney U tests showed statistically significant differences favoring the experimental group on explanation, interpretation, application, and idea generation. → Bin Bakheet 2026

Evidence¶

Bin Bakheet 2026¶

Bin Bakheet, T., Alamri, H., & Alshaya, F. (2026). Developing deep learning in science through an adaptive AI-based STEM instructional program: evidence from sixth-grade classrooms. International Journal of STEM Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-026-00630-1

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Cluster-assigned posttest-only experiment with 30 sixth-grade girls (15 per condition, one classroom each) in a private Riyadh school over eight weeks. The article reports "statistically significant differences" favoring the experimental group on all four deep learning dimensions via Mann–Whitney U tests; no effect size value is printed.

"Quantitative results revealed statistically significant differences, based on median (IQR) summaries and Mann–Whitney U tests, favoring the experimental group across all deep learning dimensions, including explanation, interpretation, application, and idea generation."

Discussion¶

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