LEARN reconceptualises scaffolding for GAI contexts as interactive, dialogic, and epistemically regulated interrogation of AI outputs¶

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q1 i? Because GAI can autonomously generate complete solutions, classical scaffolding theories risk cognitive substitution; LEARN therefore redefines scaffolding to require learners to interrogate, evaluate, justify, and reflect on AI-generated content. → Lorna Uden · Gwo-Jen Hwang 2026

Evidence¶

Lorna Uden · Gwo-Jen Hwang 2026¶

Lorna Uden · Gwo-Jen Hwang. (2026). The LEARN framework for responsible use of generative AI in education: a neuroscience-informed model for problem-based learning. Journal of Computers in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40692-026-00398-x

q1 · i? · theoretical · r3

Theoretical argument in the Reflection component section. The authors contrast traditional scaffolding, where 'cognitive work remain[s] primarily learner driven', with GAI systems that can generate complete solutions, arguing this transforms scaffolding into a catalyst for higher-order reasoning and ethical judgement. No empirical data are reported.

"LEARN therefore reconceptualises scaffolding as an interactive, dialogic, and epistemically regulated process in which learners must actively interrogate, evaluate, justify, and reflect upon AI-generated content."

Discussion¶

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