Adult learners value personalized mastery-based learning in AI-powered curricula, while some caution it can reduce exposure to new or unexpected content¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · qualitative r3 · q2
Currency · newest study 2025 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Most participants highlighted personalized mastery-based learning as a key component of AI-powered curricula, requiring structured progression and consistent feedback before advancing. → Jinhee Kim 2025 q2 i? Some participants expressed that personalized content can reduce exposure to new or unexpected content, potentially hindering intellectual growth and creative exploration. → Jinhee Kim 2025 (2)

Evidence¶

Jinhee Kim 2025¶

Jinhee Kim, Seongryeong Yu, Rita Detrick, Xi Lin, Na Li. (2025). Designing AI-powered learning: adult learners' expectations for curriculum and human-AI interaction. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10549-z

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Findings section on curriculum content from the e-portfolio and interview analysis; participants underscored that mastery-based learning "requires structured progression and consistent feedback," with AI used as a mentor to practice and review until mastery (P6).

"Participant P1 shared, "I see a great potential in AI for making our learning on our terms. It adjusts to what I need and when I have time, which has never been afforded by the existing educational system.""

Jinhee Kim 2025 (2)¶

Jinhee Kim, Seongryeong Yu, Rita Detrick, Xi Lin, Na Li. (2025). Designing AI-powered learning: adult learners' expectations for curriculum and human-AI interaction. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-025-10549-z

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

The same findings section reports this caveat about personalization alongside the overall endorsement, making the evidence mixed rather than uniformly positive.

"Although some participants express that personalized content can reduce exposure to new or unexpected content, potentially hindering intellectual growth and creative exploration, most participants highlighted the value of personalized mastery-based learning"

Discussion¶

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