AI-supported game-based learning shows positive learning effects across diverse subject domains in the majority of included studies¶

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q2 i? AI-GBL environments showed positive learning effects across diverse subject domains in the majority of included studies, though effect sizes and significance varied by design quality and outcome measure. → Kaşarcı İsmail 2026

Evidence¶

Kaşarcı İsmail 2026¶

Kaşarcı İsmail, Yurt Eyüp. (2026). Effectiveness of AI-Supported Game-Based Learning: A Systematic Review of Outcomes, Challenges, and Future Directions. Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16071050

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Thematic synthesis of 55 peer-reviewed studies (2021–2026) following PRISMA 2020, screened by two independent reviewers (κ = 0.89). The review reports that "positive learning effects across diverse subject domains" predominated, with effects varying by study design quality and outcome measure; no pooled effect size was computed.

"AI-supported game-based learning environments showed positive learning effects across diverse subject domains in the majority of included studies. However, effect sizes and statistical significance varied considerably by study design quality and outcome measure."

Discussion¶

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