The Struggling profile exhibited a fragmented AI-support pattern, with strong ENA connections between foundational scaffolding and irrelevant/off-task responses alongside cognitive offloading and collaborative impasse¶

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q2 i? Among low-initial-quality groups, the Struggling profile showed strong ENA connections between foundational scaffolding and irrelevant/off-task responses, with frequent cognitive offloading and collaborative impasse in peer discussion. → Kilinc 2026

Evidence¶

Kilinc 2026¶

Kilinc, S., Aldemir, T., Misiejuk, K., Kaliisa, R., Sabanwar, V., Bicer, A., Song, D., & Yalvac, B. (2026). A mixed-methods analysis of AI scaffolding patterns and student inquiry profiles in a middle-school agriculture-STEM classroom. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 11, 100683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2026.100683

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ENA modeling of time-stamped AI interaction logs from 42 students in 12 groups, with qualitative content analysis of peer-discussion transcripts from eight low-initial-quality groups. The article reports the Struggling profile "exhibited a fragmented pattern" linking scaffolding to irrelevant/off-task responses.

"The Struggling profile exhibited a fragmented pattern, with ENA showing strong connections between foundational scaffolding and irrelevant/off-task responses, alongside frequent cognitive offloading and collaborative impasse."

Discussion¶

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