Samples used to investigate human features in AIED research are 94% WEIRD and 62% US, with no African samples¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r1–r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? National origins of relevant AIED samples show US and WEIRD imbalances similar to psychology, with almost no South American and no African samples. → Blanchard 2015 (2) q2 i? The English countries cluster accounts for a greater share of AIED samples than of psychology samples. → Blanchard 2015 (2)

Evidence¶

Blanchard 2015¶

Blanchard, E. G. (2015). Socio-Cultural Imbalances in AIED Research: Investigations, Implications and Opportunities. Int J Artif Intell Educ 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-014-0027-7

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Observational coding of national origins of samples used in ITS/AIED papers whose evaluations reflected on human features, reported in Table 6 (470 samples). The paper states "Results in Table 6 indicate US and WEIRD imbalances similar to those reported in psychology", with totals of 62% USA and 94% WEIRD.

"Results in Table 6 indicate US and WEIRD imbalances similar to those reported in psychology (Table 3) although the “English countries” cluster accounts for a greater share of samples."

Blanchard 2015 (2)¶

Blanchard, E. G. (2015). Socio-Cultural Imbalances in AIED Research: Investigations, Implications and Opportunities. Int J Artif Intell Educ 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-014-0027-7

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Same Table 6 analysis of relevant AIED sample origins; the paper reports "There are almost no relevant South American samples, and absolutely none from Africa."

"There are almost no relevant South American samples, and abso- lutely none from Africa."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Top-tier psychology journals show extreme WEIRD dominance: 97% of first authors and 95% of samples — a broader claim this one bears on
• Conference localization in non-WEIRD countries coincided with the highest rates of papers from Latin America and Asia — related
• Research on generative AI in secondary STEM education is concentrated in the Global North, with 73% of affiliations and the United States accounting for 30% of publications — related
• Authorship of AIED systematic reviews is concentrated in Asia and Europe, with China, Spain, and the United States the most productive countries — a narrower finding that bears on this claim