AI in VET is predominantly implemented through behaviorist or cognitively oriented instructional designs emphasizing drill-and-practice and adaptive feedback, while approaches fostering learner agency and critical reflection remain underrepresented¶
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q2 i? Across the reviewed applications, AI in VET predominantly appears in behaviorist or cognitively oriented designs emphasizing drill-and-practice and adaptive feedback. → Deutscher 2026
q2 i? Approaches fostering learner agency, critical reflection, and autonomous decision-making remain underrepresented in AI-supported VET research. → Deutscher 2026
Evidence¶
Deutscher 2026¶
Deutscher, V., Thomann, H., Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia, O., Weyland, U., Abele, S., Danek, A. H., Greiff, S., Rausch, A., Seeber, S., Seifried, J., & Winther, E. (2026). Artificial intelligence in vocational education and training: A systematic review of educational purposes, theoretical conceptualizations, and empirical effectiveness. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence 11 (2026) 100628. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2026.100628
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The review's cross-study coding against Ouyang and Jiao's three-paradigm framework found studies concentrated in AI-directed, learner-as-receiver designs. It reports that "approaches fostering learner agency, critical reflection, and autonomous decision-making remain underrepresented" across the 26 studies.
"Across applications, AI is predominantly implemented through behaviorist or cognitively oriented instructional designs that emphasize drill-and-practice and adaptive feedback. In contrast, approaches fostering learner agency, critical reflection, and autonomous decision-making remain underrepresented."
Discussion¶
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AI in VET is predominantly implemented through behaviorist or cognitively oriented instructional designs emphasizing drill-and-practice and adaptive feedback, while approaches fostering learner agency and critical reflection remain underrepresented |
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AI in VET is predominantly implemented through behaviorist or cognitively oriented instructional designs emphasizing drill-and-practice and adaptive feedback, while approaches fostering learner agency and critical ref... |
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