Interviews with three science teachers corroborated the quantitative results, reporting perceived improvements in analytical reasoning, conceptual integration, inquiry-based exploration, and creative scientific thinking¶

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q1 i? Semi-structured interviews with three science teachers yielded perceived improvements in analytical reasoning, conceptual integration, inquiry-based exploration, and creative scientific thinking. → Bin Bakheet 2026

Evidence¶

Bin Bakheet 2026¶

Bin Bakheet, T., Alamri, H., & Alshaya, F. (2026). Developing deep learning in science through an adaptive AI-based STEM instructional program: evidence from sixth-grade classrooms. International Journal of STEM Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-026-00630-1

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Qualitative component of the concurrent mixed-methods design: semi-structured interviews with three science teachers from the same private school, one of whom taught both conditions. The interviews "corroborated these results" through teachers' perceptions; no effect sizes apply.

"Qualitative findings from interviews with three science teachers corroborated these results, highlighting perceived improvements in analytical reasoning, conceptual integration, inquiry-based exploration, and creative scientific thinking."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Creativity — outcome: instruction changes it

An adaptive AI-based STEM instructional program produced statistically significant differences favoring the experimental group across all deep learning dimensions in sixth-grade science — related
Inquiry Based Teaching Improves Science Achievement — a broader claim this one bears on
Students reported that the virtual-lab lesson made learning fun, helped them figure out concepts themselves, and supported thinking like real scientists — related
Qualitative educator interviews corroborate and explain the quantitative path findings — a broader claim this one bears on
Interviewed students at below-average, average, and above-average levels showed improved understanding of condensation after the intervention — related
Teachers report AI tools enhance students' higher-order scientific skills including experimental design, inquiry, hypothesis testing, and argumentation — a broader claim this one bears on
Teachers reported that simulations, adaptive feedback, and hands-on STEM activities supported students' conceptual understanding and engagement with scientific problem solving — related
Open inquiry improves students' conceptual understanding of science, supported by seven reviewed studies — related
Open inquiry enhances students' scientific and thinking skills, including metacognitive and creative thinking — related

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