Prompted AI-supported learning raises overall post-test scores above both slide-based and unprompted AI conditions¶

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q3 i? Total post-test scores differed significantly across conditions (F = 6.82, p = 0.0017), with the prompted group highest. → Xiaoyu Hou 2026

Evidence¶

Xiaoyu Hou 2026¶

Xiaoyu Hou, Bo Xiao, Hexu Liu and Shane Mueller. (2026). The Role of Instructional Guidance in Generative AI-Assisted Learning: Empirical Evidence from Construction Engineering Education. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.05509 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2606.05509

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Overall post-intervention test (multiple-choice plus open-ended, max 18) in the same randomized experiment (n = 95). The prompted group's total of 18.86 "significantly exceeding both the NA (15.35) and Unprompted (15.73) groups (F = 6.82, p = 0.0017)".

"The Prompted group achieves the highest mean performance (18.86), significantly exceeding both the NA (15.35) and Unprompted (15.73) groups (F = 6.82, p = 0.0017)."

Discussion¶

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