GAI-assisted teaching significantly improves clinical thinking ability compared with traditional teaching (SMD = 1.18; OR = 10.97)¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r3 · q3 · i3 large
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i3 Pooled across 14 continuous-variable studies, clinical thinking ability was significantly higher in the GAI group (SMD = 1.18, 95% CI: 0.86–1.50); dichotomous studies gave OR = 10.97. → Ma Xingming 2026

Evidence¶

Ma Xingming 2026¶

Ma Xingming, Liu Xianting, Sun Haojie. (2026). The effectiveness of GAI-assisted teaching methods in medical education: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1813108

q3 · i3 · quant-synthesis · r3

Random-effects meta-analysis of 14 continuous-variable studies (I2 = 85%) and fixed-effects meta-analysis of four dichotomous-variable studies (I2 = 18%) reported in the clinical thinking ability section; the latter gave "OR = 10.97, 95% CI: 4.93–24.40, p < 0.00001".

"The results of the meta-analysis showed a significant improvement in clinical thinking ability in the experimental group compared with the control group (SMD = 1.18, 95% CI: 0.86–1.50, p < 0.00001)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• GAI-assisted teaching shows no significant effect on critical thinking skills in the continuous-variable analysis, but the single dichotomous-variable study reports a large difference — related
• GAI-assisted teaching significantly improves analytical and problem-solving skills compared with traditional teaching (SMD = 1.53; OR = 10.28) — related
• GAI-assisted teaching significantly improves self-directed learning ability compared with traditional teaching (SMD = 1.25; OR = 7.37) — related
• GAI-assisted teaching significantly improves learning initiative compared with traditional teaching (SMD = 1.20; OR = 9.44) — related
• GAI-assisted teaching significantly improves learning self-efficacy compared with traditional teaching (SMD = 0.75) — related
• GAI-assisted teaching significantly increases student satisfaction with teaching compared with traditional teaching (SMD = 1.52; OR = 5.58) — related
• GAI-assisted teaching significantly improves knowledge examination scores in medical students compared with traditional teaching (SMD = 0.95) — related
• GAI-assisted teaching significantly improves practical examination scores in medical students compared with traditional teaching (SMD = 1.48) — related
• GenAI does not significantly improve clinical skills of clinical medicine students compared with traditional teaching — related