Male Chinese HSS students reported higher perceived GenAI gains in independent thinking, creativity and motivation, with minimal gender difference in performance¶

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q2 i? Male students reported higher perceived gains in cognitive and motivational outcomes, but gender differences in perceived academic performance were very small. → Lei Fan and Fangxue Liu 2026

Evidence¶

Lei Fan and Fangxue Liu 2026¶

Lei Fan and Fangxue Liu. (2026). The impact of generative artificial intelligence on academic development of Chinese students in humanities and social sciences. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.24104 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2606.24104

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Gender comparison (Figure 4a) in a sample that was 80.44% female. The article states there was "very small gender difference in perceived academic performance, in contrast to the gaps observed in cognitive and motivational outcomes".

"male students in HSS disciplines reported higher perceived gains from GenAI in independent thinking, creativity and learning motivation."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause
Creativity — outcome: instruction changes it

Perceived GenAI gains differ by discipline: arts and economics/management students report stronger cognitive and motivational gains than education and law students — related
Perceived effects of GenAI on independent thinking and creativity are polarized among Chinese HSS students, with substantial minorities reporting declines — related
Nearly four in five Chinese HSS students perceived academic performance gains from GenAI, which the authors caution may reflect assessment limitations — related
Student voices on GenAI and academic integrity are diverse, shaped by gender, academic level, discipline, psychological factors, and cultural context, though gender findings are inconsistent — related
Gender is associated with small differences in GenAI use, literacy, and monitoring, while educational level shows no significant differences — related
Gender differences in GenAI usage clusters are minimal, confined to a male-dominated Zero usage cluster — related
Male students report significantly higher overall technological self-efficacy than female students (p = 0.001) — related
Understandings of valued thinking have been dominated by the voices of White, predominantly male scholars — related
Gender and migration background have only very small impacts on the strength of single comparison effects — related

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`title`	`Male Chinese HSS students reported higher perceived GenAI gains in independent thinking, creativity and motivation, with minimal gender difference in performance`
`description`	`Male Chinese HSS students reported higher perceived GenAI gains in independent thinking, creativity and motivation, with minimal gender difference in performance`
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`newest_evidence`	`2026`
`source_checked`	`2026-10-20`
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