Learners learning with generative AI risk offloading monitoring and control of learning to the AI, suppressing learner agency¶

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q2 i? Empirical studies show learners may fail to monitor and control their own learning with generative AI and instead offload these foundational SRL processes to AI. → Joni Lämsä 2026

Evidence¶

Joni Lämsä 2026¶

Joni Lämsä, Susanne de Mooij, Martine Baars, Inge Molenaar, Sanna Järvelä. (2026). Self-Regulated Learning, Multimodal Data, and Analysis Grid: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going? Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10113-4

q2 · i? · theoretical · r2

The commentary cites multiple empirical studies (Darvishi et al. 2024; Fan et al. 2025; Stadler et al. 2024; Urban et al. 2025) showing this offloading risk. The authors state learners "fail to monitor and control their own learning when learning with generative AI". No effect sizes are printed in the commentary itself.

"However, empirical studies have shown a risk in which learners fail to monitor and control their own learning when learning with generative AI and instead offload these foundational SRL processes to AI"

Discussion¶

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