Children perceive LLM-generated adaptive feedback as more helpful and more motivating than generic guidance¶
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q3 i3 Children rated LLM adaptive feedback as significantly more helpful (r = .67) and more motivating (r = .74) than generic guidance. → Sukjaitham 2026
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Sukjaitham 2026¶
Sukjaitham, S., Schaaf, M., Brod, G., & Breitwieser, J. (2026). Adaptivity Makes Feedback Effective: Evidence From AI-Generated Feedback on Children's Plans. Preprint. https://osf.io/4w6rz/overview?view_only=dd3ec8d2878243579a463ccd0d77d723 doi:10.31234/osf.io/t2eac_v1
q3 · i3 · causal · r2
Within-participant comparisons of single-item 4-point ratings collected after each trial in the experiment with 155 children. Rank-biserial correlations indicated large effects for both perceived helpfulness and perceived motivational impact.
"Nonparametric Wilcoxon signed -rank tests indicated that children perceived LLM-generated adaptive feedback as significantly more helpful (V = 6819, p < .001) and more motivating (V = 62 29, p < .001) than generic guidance. The associated rank -biserial correlations indicated large effect sizes for both perceived helpfulness (r = .67) and perceived motivation (r = .74)"
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Related Claims¶
- Trial-level perceived usefulness of feedback is associated with the magnitude of plan quality improvement — related
- Children's plan quality improves substantially after receiving LLM-generated adaptive feedback — related
- Plan quality improves more after LLM-generated adaptive feedback than after high-quality generic guidance — related
- Test-takers rate LLM-generated feedback as persuasive and useful as human instructor feedback (Wilcoxon signed-rank tests show no significant difference) — related
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Children perceive LLM-generated adaptive feedback as more helpful and more motivating than generic guidance |
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Children perceive LLM-generated adaptive feedback as more helpful and more motivating than generic guidance |
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