Hands-on engagement with an AIDA beta significantly improved students' attitudes toward it, with a large effect size¶
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q2 i3 Eighteen students were much more positive about AIDA after about 45 minutes of supervised engagement (t = 3.482, p < .01, d = 0.81), especially those initially sceptical. → Rienties 2026
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Rienties 2026¶
Rienties, Bart; Coughlan, Tim; Domingue, John and Herodotou, Christothea (2026). New systems of learning for distance learning institutions? A six-study review of implementing AIDA. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2026.100607
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Study 5: a beta version of AIDA tested with 18 students in January 2025 under an online facilitator, using pre-post attitude measures. The article reports "a large effect size (t = 3.482, p < .01, d = 0.81)" and notes perspectives improved particularly for initially sceptical participants.
"the 18 participants were much more positive about AIDA after engaging with AIDA for around 45 minutes , which was significant with a large effect size (t = 3.482, p < .01, d = 0.81)"
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Hands-on engagement with an AIDA beta significantly improved students' attitudes toward it, with a large effect size |
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Hands-on engagement with an AIDA beta significantly improved students' attitudes toward it, with a large effect size |
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