Metacognitive awareness shapes whether learners use ChatGPT reflectively or copy shallowly, and metacognitive support sustains self-regulated learning¶
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q2 i? Learners' metacognitive awareness strongly shaped whether they copied from ChatGPT or used it as a resource for reflection and improvement. → Wang Guanhua 2026
Evidence¶
Wang Guanhua 2026¶
Wang Guanhua, Wang Wenna, Yang Daozhou, Ren Jifan. (2026). Generative AI, Cognitive Offloading, and Learner Agency in Higher Education: A Scoping Review. Behavioral Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/bs16071150
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Narrative review attribution within the metacognition construct cluster: the review reports, citing Teng (2025), that stronger metacognitive awareness was associated with using ChatGPT for feedback and revision, while weaker awareness was associated with direct copying or shallow uptake.
"Teng (2025) found that learners' metacognitive awareness strongly shaped whether they copied from ChatGPT or used it as a resource for reflection and improvement."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Self-Regulation — outcome: instruction changes it
- Metacognition — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
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Metacognitive awareness shapes whether learners use ChatGPT reflectively or copy shallowly, and metacognitive support sustains self-regulated learning |
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Metacognitive awareness shapes whether learners use ChatGPT reflectively or copy shallowly, and metacognitive support sustains self-regulated learning |
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