ITS redefinition: meta-analyses find small to medium benefits for constructive learning with ITS compared to active and passive instructional methods¶

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q2 i? Meta-analyses comparing ITS to active and passive instructional methods such as teacher-centered instruction and text reading found small to medium benefits for constructive learning with ITS. → Bauer 2025

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Bauer 2025¶

Bauer, E., Greiff, S., Graesser, A. C., Scheiter, K., & Sailer, M. (2025). Looking Beyond the Hype: Understanding the Effects of AI on Learning. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10020-8

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The review reports, citing Ma et al. (2014) and Steenbergen-Hu and Cooper (2014), that AI enables redefinition when it engages students in constructive or interactive learning compared to conditions with passive and active processes. Magnitude is described as "small to medium"; no numeric effect size is printed.

"Meta-analyses comparing ITS to active and passive instructional methods (e.g., teacher-centered instruction, text reading) found small to medium benefits for constructive learning with ITS (Ma et al., 2014; Steenbergen- Hu & Cooper, 2014)."

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