Between-group effect sizes on decision-making gains were large for AI-assisted versus traditional instruction and moderate-to-large for AI-assisted versus inquiry-only¶
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q3 i? Gain differences favouring AI-assisted inquiry over traditional instruction were large, and over inquiry-only were moderate-to-large. → Dimitrios Gousopoulos 2026
Evidence¶
Dimitrios Gousopoulos 2026¶
Dimitrios Gousopoulos. (2026). Can AI-Assisted Inquiry Enhance Students' Decision-Making Skills in Socio-Scientific Issues? A Three-Group Experimental Study on Climate Change. International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Studies. https://doi.org/10.62225/2583049X.2026.6.3.6516
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Three-group experiment (270 students, 90 per group) reporting between-group effect sizes on decision-making gains; the article states they were "large for AI-assisted versus traditional instruction and moderate-to-large for AI-assisted versus inquiry-only." No numeric effect-size values are printed in the available text.
"Between-group effect sizes on gains were large for AI-assisted versus traditional instruction and moderate-to-large for AI-assisted versus inquiry-only, with the clearest advantages on stakeholder engagement, alternatives, implementation, and monitoring."
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Related Claims¶
- The clearest AI-assisted advantages appeared on the stakeholder engagement, alternatives, implementation, and monitoring decision-making steps — related
- AI-assisted inquiry produced larger decision-making gains than inquiry-only and traditional instruction in secondary climate-change education — possibly the same claim (merge candidate)
- All three instructional groups began at comparable, mostly low decision-making levels and all improved over the intervention — related
- Within the AI-assisted group, the frequency of checking the AI's claims against sources predicted decision-making gains, with no students flagged for over-reliance — related
- Baseline capability moderates AI productivity benefits non-monotonically across AI's capability frontier — related
- Inquiry Based Teaching Improves Science Achievement — a broader claim this one bears on
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Between-group effect sizes on decision-making gains were large for AI-assisted versus traditional instruction and moderate-to-large for AI-assisted versus inquiry-only |
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Between-group effect sizes on decision-making gains were large for AI-assisted versus traditional instruction and moderate-to-large for AI-assisted versus inquiry-only |
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