Conflict with a machine-learning decision support system's output induces deeper reflection than confirmation¶

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q2 i? Learners' engagement in critical reflection depends on whether they perceive conflict or agreement with a machine learning-based clinical decision support system's output, and conflict seeds induced deeper reflection than confirmation seeds. → Rajan Kadel 2026

Evidence¶

Rajan Kadel 2026¶

Rajan Kadel, Samar Shailendra, Islam Mohammad Tahidul, Urvashi Rahul Saxena, Aakanksha Sharma, and Sabitra Kaphle. (2026). The 5P Reflection Model for Education in the Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) Era. Pre-print submitted to IEEE Transactions on Education. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.03413 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2609.03413

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The review reports this finding, citing [48], about individual engagement in critical reflection with a machine learning-based clinical decision support system: "the conflict seed can induce deeper reflection than the confirmation seed". The review gives no further design detail or effect size for this study.

"the result indicates that the conflict seed can induce deeper reflection than the confirmation seed [48]."

Discussion¶

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