AI-motivation research is geographically and educationally concentrated: over half of reviewed studies were conducted in China and most in higher education¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · review r2–r3 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Over half of the 156 reviewed studies were conducted in China (n = 88, 56.4%), with the United States (n = 9) and Turkey (n = 7) next. → Jiajing Li 2026 q2 i? The majority of reviewed studies were carried out in higher education contexts (n = 110; 70.5%). → Jiajing Li 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Jiajing Li 2026¶

Jiajing Li, Ronnel B. King, Ching Sing Chai, Vivian WY Lee & Ruyi Li. (2026). AI and student motivation: A scoping review. Journal of Research on Technology in Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2026.2672515

q2 · i? · review · r2

Systematic charting of the 156 included studies' national contexts in the review's results section. The review reports the sample "covers 25 countries" with China accounting for 56.4% of studies.

"The sample covers 25 countries, with over half of the studies conducted in China ( n = 88, 56.4%), followed by the United States ( n = 9, 5.8%) and T urkey ( n = 7, 4.5%)"

Jiajing Li 2026 (2)¶

Jiajing Li, Ronnel B. King, Ching Sing Chai, Vivian WY Lee & Ruyi Li. (2026). AI and student motivation: A scoping review. Journal of Research on Technology in Education. https://doi.org/10.1080/15391523.2026.2672515

q2 · i? · review · r3

Charted educational levels of the 156 included studies. The review reports higher education dominates at 70.5%, with secondary (18.6%) and primary (9.6%) contexts far less represented.

"In terms of educational levels, the majority of studies were carried out in higher education contexts ( n = 110; 70.5%), fol lowed by secondary ( n = 29; 18.6%) and p rimary education contexts (n = 15; 9.6%)."

Discussion¶

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