Students hold generally positive attitudes toward educational chatbots and agree the chatbots they used improved their knowledge and understanding¶
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q3 i? Survey respondents generally held positive attitudes toward chatbots in education and agreed the chatbots improved their knowledge and understanding, while disagreeing that chatbots produced better results than they could produce on their own. → Stephen Colbran 2026
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Stephen Colbran 2026¶
Stephen Colbran, Meena Jha and Caitlin Schiavone. (2026). Understanding student perspectives on generative AI chatbots: a human-centred mixed-methods study in higher education. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-026-00605-w
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One-sample t-tests in the RQ1 results of the survey study (n = 121 cohort) showed respondents "agreed that the chatbots they used improved their knowledge and understanding ( p < .001, n = 120)" and felt more effective as learners (p = .003). Respondents disagreed that chatbots generated better results than they could produce on their own (p < .001).
"Respondents thought that the chatbots they used, made them more effective as a learner (p = .003, n = 120) and agreed that the chatbots they used improved their knowledge and understanding ( p < .001, n = 120)."
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Related Claims¶
- Chatbot users held more positive attitudes and reported greater perceived knowledge gains than non-users — related
- Gender, age and English proficiency show nuanced group differences in chatbot attitudes and concerns — related
- Students hold generally positive attitudes toward Gen AI-assisted problem posing, with a minority mixed or negative — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- Non-users cite lack of training, distrust of responses, preference for teaching staff, academic-integrity fear and lack of interest as reasons for not using chatbots — related
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Students hold generally positive attitudes toward educational chatbots and agree the chatbots they used improved their knowledge and understanding |
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Students hold generally positive attitudes toward educational chatbots and agree the chatbots they used improved their knowledge and understanding |
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