Cognitive Maturity disposition scores significantly declined during the WISE Agent intervention, interpreted as de-centering of naive optimism¶

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q2 i? The Cognitive Maturity dimension score experienced a significant decline (t=2.358, p=0.019); the authors interpret this as correction of initial epistemic overestimation rather than regression. → Qi Zhu 2026

Evidence¶

Qi Zhu 2026¶

Qi Zhu, Xiaoming Zhai, Yan Zou, Chunlei Gao. (2026). Using AI-Generated Feedback to Improve Critical Thinking and Writing Proficiency. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4519-1931 doi:10.1007/978-3-032-29788-4_37

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Paired-sample t-test on the cohort's Cognitive Maturity sub-dimension scores pre/post intervention. The article reports the score "experie nced a significant decline (t=2.358, p=0.019)"; no effect size is printed.

"Conversely, the Cognitive Maturity dimension score experie nced a significant decline (t=2.358, p=0.019)."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Epistemic Beliefs — outcome: instruction changes it
Critical Thinking — outcome: instruction changes it

Both instructional conditions produced statistically significant pre-test to post-test gains in NOS and SK views, with larger effect sizes in the experimental group — the general claim this finding bears on, with the studies behind it
WISE Agent feedback significantly increased Truth-seeking and CT Self-confidence disposition scores — related
A three-month WISE Agent intervention did not significantly increase sixth-graders' aggregate critical thinking disposition scores — related
HOTS-oriented teaching improves disposition towards critical thinking subscales including truth-seeking, open-mindedness, self-confidence, and maturity — reports the opposite
Individual-level critical thinking instruction has an unimpressive track record, motivating communal-level intervention — related
Absolute epistemic beliefs increase over the study period among computer science undergraduates — related

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`title`	`Cognitive Maturity disposition scores significantly declined during the WISE Agent intervention, interpreted as de-centering of naive optimism`
`description`	`Cognitive Maturity disposition scores significantly declined during the WISE Agent intervention, interpreted as de-centering of naive optimism`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2026`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-10`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `qi-zhu-2026`

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