Male and female students used ChatGPT differently: females used it more frequently and for questions, males more sporadically and to check answers¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Interviews revealed gender differences in ChatGPT use: females reported more frequent and longer use and more question-asking, while males reported sporadic, shorter use and more answer-checking. → Alneyadi 2023

Evidence¶

Alneyadi 2023¶

Alneyadi, S., & Wardat, Y. (2023). ChatGPT: Revolutionizing student achievement in the electronic magnetism unit for eleventh-grade students in Emirates schools. Contemporary Educational Technology, 15(4), ep448. https://doi.org/10.30935/cedtech/13417

q2 · i? · causal · r1

Theme 4 from the thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews with 25 male and 30 female students. Females also reported using ChatGPT more frequently and for longer periods of time; no effect size is reported.

"Females were also "more likely to use ChatGPT to ask questions and clarify their understanding, whereas males were more likely to use it to confirm their answers or to check their work.""

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Gender — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

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