Trained students engage in more conversational turns with the GenAI tool¶

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q3 i2 The experimental group engaged in significantly more conversational turns with Doubao than the control group (d = 0.465). → Huang 2026

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Huang 2026¶

Huang, B., Xie, L., Liu, Y., Liu, X., Tang, H., Feng, X., Qiao, C., Guo, Q., Wu, C., & Bao, L. (2026). From answer machine to collaborative partner: impact of structured generative AI training on scientific problem solving in STEM education. International Journal of STEM Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-026-00652-9

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Interaction engagement quantified by counting conversational turns in chat logs during the revision step. Means were 14.100 (SD 8.102) for the experimental group versus 10.386 (SD 7.874) for controls, "d = 0.465".

"The experimental group engaged in significantly more conversational turns with Doubao than did the control group. This difference was statistically significant [ t (93) = 2.261, p = 0.026, d = 0.465]"

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