Sequencing independent task engagement before LLM consultation is associated with stronger student outputs¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? When students first engaged with a task independently before consulting an LLM, their outputs were significantly stronger. → Mireia Vendrell 2026

Evidence¶

Mireia Vendrell 2026¶

Mireia Vendrell, Samantha-Kaye Johnston. (2026). Scaffolding critical thinking with generative AI: Design principles for integrating large language models in higher education. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2026.100572

q2 · i? · theoretical · r3

The article reports, citing Kosmyna et al. (2025), that independent first engagement before LLM consultation yielded "significantly stronger" outputs; the review attributes this finding to that study and draws no effect size from it.

"Critically, Kosmyna et al. (2025) found that when students first engaged with a task independently before consulting an LLM, their outputs were significantly stronger."

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