The study examined the genAI agent's influence on team discussion and outcomes and the influence of faculty facilitators on acceptance of the agent¶

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q2 i? The study reports findings on the genAI agent's influence on team discussion and outcomes, and on how faculty facilitators influenced acceptance of the genAI agent. → Wiss 2025

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Wiss 2025¶

Wiss, A., Showstark, M., Dobbeck, K., Pattershall-Geide, J., Zschaebitz, E., Joosten-Hagye, D., … Embry, E. (2025). Utilizing Generative AI to Counter Learner Groupthink by Introducing Controversy in Collaborative Problem-Based Learning Settings. Online Learning, 29(3), 39–65. https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v29i3.5096

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The article states the study reports findings on the agent's "influence on team discussion and outcomes" and on "the influence of faculty facilitators on acceptance of the genAI agent". These are announced finding areas; the available text does not print their results or effect sizes.

"its influence on team discussion and outcomes; the influence of faculty facilitators on acceptance of the genAI agent; and findings regarding the introduction of controversial viewpoints by a genAI agent as a mechanism to counter groupthink,"

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