Graduate students experienced GenAI-assisted research as supporting originality through new ideas and perspectives¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Participants reported that COREI tools such as SARA, LEO, VIDA, and SADI helped them discover new ideas, connect dots across sources, and find research questions they had not considered. → Soroush Sabbaghan 2025

Evidence¶

Soroush Sabbaghan 2025¶

Soroush Sabbaghan, & Sarah Elaine Eaton. (2025). Navigating the Ethical Frontier: Graduate Students' Experiences with Generative AI-Mediated Scholarship. International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40593-024-00454-6

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Interview finding from the qualitative study. One participant noted, "I was surprised by how SARA and LEO helped me discover new ideas on my research topic," including areas the participant had not previously considered.

"Many participants found that using COREI helped them discover new perspec - tives and ideas that they might not have considered otherwise."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Creativity — outcome: instruction changes it

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