AI-generated and prebuilt simulations produced higher immediate conceptual-assessment scores than physical laboratory work, but the advantage did not persist in later examinations¶
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q2 i? Ben-Zion et al. (2026) found higher immediate conceptual-assessment scores in AI-generated and prebuilt simulation conditions than in the physical-laboratory condition, with no persistence in midterm and final examinations. → Malikova Z 2026
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Malikova Z 2026¶
Malikova Z, Ualikhanova B, Turmambekov T, Rakhashev B and Berdaliyev D (2026). Artificial intelligence in university physics education: a systematic review of empirical studies. Front. Educ. 11:1964629. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1964629
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The review reports this quasi-experimental study (initial enrollment 187; three laboratory conditions) in Section 3.4; Table 5 lists η2 = 0.359 for the immediate conceptual-learning comparison.
"Ben-Zion et al. (2026) similarly reported higher immediate conceptual-assessment scores in the AI-generated and prebuilt simulation conditions than in the physical-laboratory condition. However, these differences did not persist in the midterm and final examinations"
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AI-generated and prebuilt simulations produced higher immediate conceptual-assessment scores than physical laboratory work, but the advantage did not persist in later examinations |
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AI-generated and prebuilt simulations produced higher immediate conceptual-assessment scores than physical laboratory work, but the advantage did not persist in later examinations |
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2026 |
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2026-10-13 |
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