Within the bounded condition, stronger coded reflective engagement predicted higher Week 8 independent higher-order thinking¶
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q2 i? Stronger coded reflective engagement predicted higher Week 8 higher-order thinking after covariate adjustment (B = 0.24, p = 0.007). → Chen X 2026
Evidence¶
Chen X 2026¶
Chen X (2026) Layer-sensitive cognitive offloading in generative AI-assisted writing: supported performance and independent no-AI outcomes. Front. Psychol. 17:1906199. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1906199
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Within-condition regression in the bounded-support group (n = 56), with reflective engagement coded 1–5 from adaptation rationale specificity, evaluation of fit, and evidence of independent decision; the article reports "B = 0.24, SE = 0.08" and model R2 = 0.43.
"stronger coded reflective engagement predicted higher Week 8 higher-order thinking after adjustment for baseline writing, HOT pretest, prior AI experience, and writing self-efficacy,B = 0.24, SE = 0.08, 95% CI [0.07, 0.41],p = 0.007, modelR2 = 0.43"
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Critical Thinking — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
- Evidence suggests over-reliance on generative AI may negatively affect students' self-regulated learning behaviors, potentially harming retention and transfer to novel contexts — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
- Bounded AI support outperformed open collaboration on all four Week 8 independent no-AI outcomes, though exact wild-cluster p values sat at the 0.050–0.063 boundary — related
- Among AI-exposed students, open collaboration predicted higher aggregate offloading, which was associated with lower Week 8 higher-order thinking (indirect estimate −0.34) — related
- Open AI collaboration yielded the highest supported writing quality, while bounded AI support yielded the highest independent no-AI Week 8 performance — related
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Within the bounded condition, stronger coded reflective engagement predicted higher Week 8 independent higher-order thinking |
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Within the bounded condition, stronger coded reflective engagement predicted higher Week 8 independent higher-order thinking |
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