Students framed AI as replacement rather than scaffolding in 48 of 49 essays¶
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q2 i? Replacement, not scaffolding, was students' near-universal frame for the AI they encounter (48 of 49 essays), even though many describe AI that would better support learning. → Lucile Favero 2026
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Lucile Favero 2026¶
Lucile Favero, Juan Antonio Pérez-Ortiz, Tanja Käser, Nuria Oliver. (2026). From Substitution to Scaffolding: Breaking the Self-Reinforcing Harm Cycle of AI in Education (and Beyond). arXiv preprint. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.17451 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2608.17451
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Descriptive coding of the 49-essay corpus found the AI students recognize as better for learning is not the AI they typically encounter: "replacement,not scaffolding, was their near-universal frame (48 of 49)". A minority of 8 of 49 essays described AI that deepens thinking.
"Yet this is what students want and need, not what they encounter:replacement,not scaffolding, was their near-universal frame (48 of 49)."
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Students framed AI as replacement rather than scaffolding in 48 of 49 essays |
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Students framed AI as replacement rather than scaffolding in 48 of 49 essays |
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