The LLM-based journaling assistant shows no significant effect on students' intrinsic motivation for creating a learning journal¶

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Evidence · 1 study · causal r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person

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This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.

q3 i? No significant effect of the journaling assistant on intrinsic motivation was found, and no significant interaction with the course. → Sven Scheu 2026

Evidence¶

Sven Scheu 2026¶

Sven Scheu, Simone N. Loeffler and Alexander Maedche. (2026). Designing a mobile chatbot-based learning journaling system for intrinsic motivation and engagement. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-026-00589-7

q3 · i? · causal · r2

Type-II ANOVA on IMI enjoyment among the 157 active participants in the randomized field experiment found no significant assistant effect and no significant course × assistant interaction. Results over all participants were similar (F(1, 175) = 0.48, p = 0.49; interaction F(1, 175) = 0.40, p = 0.53).

"Regarding H2, no significant effects could be found for the assistant ( F (1, 153) = 0 .18,p =0 .67). There were also no significant interaction effects between the features ( F (1, 153) = 0 .09,p =0 .77)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Motivation — outcome: instruction changes it

GenAI-assisted education produces significantly higher learning motivation than non-GenAI approaches (g = 0.81) — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
An example-based built-in course in a mobile chatbot journaling system increases students' intrinsic motivation for creating a learning journal — related
Course users create their journal entries earlier relative to the daily notification, while assistant access shows no significant timing effect — related
The example-based course increased perceived competence, but neither the course nor the assistant had a significant effect on perceived choice or pressure — related
Both the course and the assistant increase behavioral engagement, measured as characters written per journaling prompt — related
Question-driven AI journaling increases intrinsic motivation and acting confidence among actors — related

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