The generative AI relevance intervention did not significantly increase students' interest in the math class¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r1 · q3
Currency · newest study 2025 · checked against its sources 2026-10-16 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? The intervention's effect on post math class interest was not significant, despite significant effects on relevance as identification in the collective condition. → Guo 2025

Evidence¶

Guo 2025¶

Guo, Z., Fryer, L. K., & Shum, A. (2025). Utilizing generative AI to promote high school students' personal relevance to math and interest in the math class: An intervention. doi:10.31234/osf.io/srxga_v1

q3 · i? · causal · r1

Univariate ANCOVA follow-up to the MANCOVA on post math class interest; the article reports "The effect of the intervention on students' math class interest was not significant". No effect size was printed for this null finding; equivalence was not tested.

"The effect of the intervention on students' math class interest was not significant (see Table 2)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Motivation — outcome: instruction changes it
• Interest — outcome: instruction changes it

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