Intrinsically motivated students form reflective-iterative metacognitive co-occurrence networks, but overall ENA centroid positions do not differ significantly between motivational groups¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r2–r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? The intrinsic group's network showed stronger higher-order connections (M4-M5, M5-M6, M4-M6), while the extrinsic group's was dominated by M2-M4 and M1-M2. → Cui 2026 q2 i? Mann-Whitney U tests found no significant between-group differences in ENA centroid positions on either axis. → Cui 2026 (2)

Evidence¶

Cui 2026¶

Cui, Y., Yan, W., Chiu, T. K. F., & Nakajima, T. (2026). How motivation and roles influence metacognitive engagement in student-GenAI interaction. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 23(34). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-026-00610-z

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Epistemic network analysis of coded messages; the two-dimensional solution accounted for 54.3% of total variance. Difference network (intrinsic minus extrinsic) shows the largest positive differences in higher-order node pairs; extrinsic higher-order co-occurrences were markedly weak (M4-M6: 0.00).

"The largest positive differences appeared in M4-M5 (+ 0.06), M5-M6 (+ 0.06), M4-M6 (+ 0.05), M2-M3 (+ 0.05), reflecting greater higher-order metacognitive engagement in the intrinsic motivation group."

Cui 2026 (2)¶

Cui, Y., Yan, W., Chiu, T. K. F., & Nakajima, T. (2026). How motivation and roles influence metacognitive engagement in student-GenAI interaction. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 23(34). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-026-00610-z

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Mann-Whitney U tests on ENA centroid coordinates found no significant group difference on either axis; the article explains centroid tests capture overall displacement and are less sensitive to localized differences in a few node pairs. Equivalence was not tested.

"Mann-Whitney U tests indicated no significant between-group differences in ENA centroid positions along either axis: the intrinsic motiva -tion group did not differ significantly from the extrinsic motivation group on ENA1 (U = 1740.00, p = 0.26, r = − 0.12) or ENA2 (U = 1272.00, p = 0.08, r = 0.18)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Motivation — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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