At pre-test most distance students were positive about an institutional AIDA, but a majority saw challenges, and prior GenAI experience correlated with more positive perceptions¶

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q2 i? At pre-test, 82% of 209 participants were positive about having an AIDA in general and 89% thought an OU-developed AIDA would be useful, while 62% indicated challenges such as ethics and integrity; those with more GenAI experience were more positive about AIDA's affordances. → Rienties 2026

Evidence¶

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 6 pre-test of 209 participants using validated instruments from Studies 1-3; around 20% had no GenAI experience. The article's Table 3 correlation matrix shows "those who had relatively more experience with GenAI were more positive about the affordances of AIDA".

"At the pre-test 82% of 209 participants were positive about having an AIDA in general for their studies, while 89% of participants thought it would be useful to have an AIDA specifically developed by the OU"

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Hands-on engagement with an AIDA beta significantly improved students' attitudes toward it, with a large effect size — related
• Distance students prefer an institution-embedded assistant offering 24/7 immediate, context-specific feedback over generic content such as ChatGPT — related
• After hands-on use, 96% of students wanted AIDA in their studies, with the quiz function the most liked feature — related