GenAI-supported utility value reflection produced more favorable development of perceived utility value than GenAI-supported cognitive learning strategy prompting in secondary students¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Students in the utility value condition reported more favorable development of perceived utility value than students in the cognitive strategy condition. → Tim Fütterer 2026

Evidence¶

Tim Fütterer 2026¶

Tim Fütterer, Lisa Bardach, Jochen Kuhn, Stefan Daniel Keller, Peter Gerjets. (2026). Enhancing School Students’ Self-Regulated Learning through Generative AI Support: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-026-10133-8

q3 · i? · causal · r?

In the RCT, 371 Grade 7–9 students were randomly assigned to utility value reflection, cognitive strategy prompting, or control conditions during physics or English lessons. "students in the utility value condition reported more favorable development of perceived utility value than those in the cognitive strategy condition"; no effect size is printed.

"The results showed that students in the utility value condition reported more favorable development of perceived utility value than those in the cognitive strategy condition."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Learners invest more effort in tasks they perceive as interesting, personally important, or useful to their future goals. — a broader claim this one bears on
• A personal utility prompt in journal writing improves learning motivation and comprehension — related
• Combining utility value of distinguishing with conditional knowledge fosters interleaving of confusable categories (Abel et al., 2024) — related