Research
New papers from ed tech and student success journals, and preprints from arXiv and EdArXiv
Thursday, September 17
Your Programming Students' Cognition with ChatGPT: Higher Performance, Lower Retention, and Reduced Ownership
Generative AI can improve students' programming performance, but successful task completion may not reflect what they retain. We examined performance, retention, cognitive load, and ownership in a controlled between-subjects experiment with 59 undergraduate computer science students, 55 were retained for analysis.…
arxiv.orgDeterminants of learners’ perceived performance in and loyalty towards a micro-learning setting: A model integrating self-determination theory
As digitalisation continues to reshape education and massive open online courses (MOOCs) gain popularity, micro-learning has emerged as a key strategy to enhance learning in both formal and informal settings. Recognising this potential, the present study investigated Vietnamese learners’ psychological needs,…
doi.orgThe relationship between perceived artificial intelligence competencies and critical thinking skills: The role of digital literacy and cognitive engagement
This study investigated the relationship between perceived artificial intelligence (AI) competency and critical thinking skills among Generation Z students, with a focus on the mediating roles of digital literacy and cognitive engagement. Grounded in social cognitive theory, the research posited that individuals who…
doi.orgTechnology-mediated classroom management among novice and experienced EFL teachers: Beliefs and practices in online learning
The growth of technology-mediated online learning has created new challenges for classroom management, particularly in English as a Foreign Language contexts, where interaction and participation are central to learning. Concerns have emerged that traditional strategies, such as maintaining eye contact and using…
doi.orgInvestigating student engagement with personalised generative AI feedback: Effects on creative problem-solving and feedback uptake
Personalised generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) feedback holds potential for supporting students’ creative problem-solving, yet empirical evidence on its effects and underlying mechanisms remains limited. This study addressed these gaps through a within-subjects experiment with 62 Chinese university students,…
doi.orgComparative analysis of peer group and AI-generated feedback in peer assessment: Insights into feedback quality and student perceptions in higher education
The rapid integration of generative artificial intelligence (AI) into peer assessment is reshaping feedback practices in higher education. However, empirical evidence directly comparing human and AI-generated feedback remains limited. This mixed methods study compared feedback quality and student perceptions between…
doi.orgIntegrating generative AI chatbot beyond classrooms: Exploring students’ interactions with chatbot and competencies in systems thinking
Novice learners often struggle to engage with the complexity inherent in systems thinking. This study explores how a customised generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) chatbot can scaffold students’ systems thinking processes in a critical thinking and problem-solving skills module at an institute of higher…
doi.orgAuthentic and functional dialogue with AI ‐based student avatars: Evidence from a practice‐based teacher education program
Abstract Interactions with AI‐based student avatars offer scalable opportunities to practice educational dialogue in practice‐based teacher education (PBTE), yet little is known about the interaction quality of such simulations. This exploratory case study examined whether avatar‐mediated exchanges provide authentic…
doi.orgSocial knowledge construction across metaverse and chat collaboration: An epistemic network analysis of sequential hybrid learning
As immersive technologies and asynchronous communication tools are increasingly combined in collaborative learning, limited attention has been given to how synchronous and asynchronous phases are associated with different patterns of social knowledge construction (SKC). This study examined discourse patterns across…
doi.orgEvaluating the usability of AR and VR combined application in electronic component education for vocational high school students
doi.orgA Synthetic Control Study of Washington State’s Tuition Reduction Policy on Student Access and Affordability
doi.orgWhite Men Without Degrees Receive the Lowest Ratings from Large Language Models
White men without an undergraduate degree receive the lowest average ratings among eight gender-race-education groups in controlled large-language-model evaluations of credit, hiring, and rental applications. We conduct full-factorial vignette experiments with 18 models from 12 developer groups, varying gender, race,…
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Wednesday, September 16
Prepared Or Unprepared? Evaluating Healthcare Workforce Readiness for Clinical Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Nigeria
Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into healthcare systems worldwide, yet its successful clinical adoption depends critically on workforce readiness, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where infrastructural and training gaps persist. This cross-sectional study evaluated…
arxiv.orgA hybrid collaborative filtering and knowledge graph-based cross-domain recommendation method for multimodal teaching resources
This paper proposes a hybrid recommendation system that integrates collaborative filtering with a pedagogically structured knowledge graph for personalized multimodal English learning resource recommendation. Resources, concepts, and learner attributes are organized into four instructional dimensions, and…
doi.orgDesigning an intelligent language tutoring system for learning Chinese characters
doi.orgUnveiling determinants of learner satisfaction in online courses: An explainable machine learning technique using unstructured reviews
doi.orgIntegrating Flipped Learning and Generative AI for Practice-Based Design Education: Evidence from a Knit Yarn Design Course
In practice-based design courses such as knit yarn design, students must turn visual ideas into feasible material outcomes. This is difficult because creative decisions are tied to yarn properties, stitch structures, machine operation, and limited opportunities for physical sampling. This study presents an integrated…
arxiv.orgAn Evaluation of AI-Supported Evidence-Based Learning for Public Speaking Skill Development
Public speaking is an essential skill in academic and professional contexts, but it often causes anxiety. Although several AI-based speech coaching tools exist, they typically provide generic feedback and lack model speeches for learning. This study addresses these gaps by developing a system that incorporates speech…
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Tuesday, September 15
Teaching AI, Robotics, & Community: A Hubs-Based K-12 Education Framework for Reaching Rural Schools
K-12 robotics and AI education remains difficult to scale, especially in rural regions lacking sustained technical mentorship. Programs like FIRST provide competition pathways and instructional opportunities, but they do not eliminate the need for local programming and robotics expertise. We introduce AI, Robotics, &…
arxiv.orgFinger tracing or stylus tracing? Investigating the tracing effect on a computer screen
doi.orgThe Online Learning Consortium Quality Scorecard for K12 Blended Learning
As K12 blended learning continues to expand, a K12-specific framework for evaluating program quality was not found. While rubrics such as Quality Matters and iNACOL address course-level design, no comprehensive scorecard exists for the broader design, leadership, implementation, and administration of K12 blended…
doi.orgDoing it all: Exploring roles and responsibilities of and support for online program coordinators
Academic program coordinators are one of the more common administrative positions in higher education in the United States. However, there are very few studies on program coordinators, particularly those who oversee online programs. This is a critical position at institutions that has not been formalized and is…
doi.orgBeyond the Thread: Reimagining Online Discussions for Authentic Learning
Traditional threaded discussion boards have become a staple of online education, yet faculty and students both report dissatisfaction and frustration with their capacity to foster intellectual engagement. This collaborative self-study examined the perceptions of five graduate faculty members at two Texas universities…
doi.orgOnline STEM Education Before COVID-19: An Integrative Review and Thematic Framework for Higher Education
Scholarship on online STEM education in higher education has been dispersed across disciplinary and educational research communities. This integrative literature review synthesized studies published from 2011 through early 2020 to establish a historical baseline for online STEM teaching and learning before the…
doi.orgMaking Generative AI Expectations Visible: Extending the TILT Framework for Transparent Assignment Design
Instructor practices in higher education for setting assignment-level expectations have been meaningfully shaped by the Transparency in Learning and Teaching (TILT) Framework (Winkelmes, 2023a, 2023b) which encourages the development of clear guidance for students around each assignment’s purpose, core tasks, and…
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Monday, September 14
Ethical legitimacy and pedagogical activation: generational sensemaking of GenAI in language teaching
doi.orgContext-sensitive learning analytics in open and distance education: Identifying students' online learning behavior patterns in a large-scale Indonesian context
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Sunday, September 13
Trust by Design: Trust Calibration Through Non-Advisory Socratic Dialogue in Conversational Agents
As conversational AI systems increasingly operate in sensitive domains, the central challenge shifts from usability to trust calibration, ensuring that users rely on systems neither too much nor too little. Systems that provide advice or interpretations risk encouraging inappropriate reliance, particularly when users…
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Saturday, September 12
Friday, September 11
Generative AI and Extended Reality in Collaborative Architectural Design Education: An Exploratory Studio Study
Architectural design education relies heavily on visual ideation and representation to support collaborative learning in studio environments. Recent advances in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and extended reality (XR) offer new opportunities for rapid idea exploration and immersive spatial visualization.…
arxiv.orgEfficiency at what cost? Salvaging constructive alignment from the GenAI hype
Ease of use and access are leading educators to adopt generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) technologies to augment their practice in areas such as constructive alignment. Drawing on critical and post-digital literature to frame a critical discourse analysis, we interrogated grey literature on utilising GenAI in…
doi.orgConfiguring complex and dynamic determinants of undergraduate students’ continuous usage of learning management system mobile apps: Insights from fsQCA
Research lacks a comprehensive analysis of the factors influencing students’ continuous usage of learning management system (LMS) mobile applications, especially considering the heterogeneity and dynamic psychological changes among undergraduate students. This study employed an integrative stimulus-organism-response…
doi.orgPersisting Through the Doctorate: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study of Academic Resilience Among Nursing Students in Saudi Arabia
Doctoral nursing students face academic, personal, and professional demands that challenge their persistence. This descriptive phenomenological study explored the lived experiences of academic resilience among 11 Saudi doctoral nursing students. Purposive and snowball sampling were used to recruit participants, and…
doi.orgFinancial Precarity and Psychological Wellbeing in Higher Education: A Qualitative Study of UK University Students
Financial precarity has become an increasingly prominent feature of the contemporary higher education experience, with growing evidence linking financial hardship to adverse psychological outcomes for students. This study explored how undergraduate students at a post-1992 United Kingdom university experience and make…
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Thursday, September 10
Ethics Training Agents: Facilitating Group-Based Ethics Education with Role-Playing and Discussion for Ethical Reflection and Exploration
Group-based ethics training for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students is a complex challenge, requiring substantial resources and expertise. While activity-based teaching methods, such as role-playing and discussions, are commonly employed to simulate real-world scenarios, current practices…
arxiv.orgDo strategies make a difference? Evaluating the impact on video-based learning and student engagement in K-12 education
Explanatory videos are central to digital and blended learning environments, especially in student-centered formats such as flipped classroom. Their instructional value depends not only on video design, but also on learners' ability to regulate their engagement with video-based content. Although research on flipped…
doi.orgAssessing ChatGPT-generated comments for video-based learning content to enhance knowledge and emotional support based on scaffolding theory
doi.orgAcademics’ (Re) construction of teacher identities in the context of technology integration at a South African university
Abstract Integrating technology into higher education teaching is reshaping pedagogical practices and prompting academics to (re)construct their professional identities. This qualitative case study explores how academics at a South African university respond to these changes, drawing on identity theory and the…
doi.orgAnalyzing Educational Video Transcripts with LLMs: Accuracy, Named Entities, and Interpretability
Digital educational media platforms such as YouTube are increasingly used by teachers and learners, creating a growing record of instructional discourse. For educational data mining (EDM) and learning analytics researchers, transcript-derived text offers a scalable entry point for corpus-level analysis, but…
jedm.educationaldatamining.orgModelling Promotion Policies with Survival-Calibrated Agent-Based Simulation: The Promotion Wall and Efficiency-Equity Trade-offs in Engineering Programmes
In prerequisite-heavy engineering programmes, progression rules can redistribute academic risk across time and student groups in ways that are difficult to observe before a reform is implemented. This study uses an agent-based model (ABM) calibrated to longitudinal survival data to examine three progression…
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Wednesday, September 9
"Coder first, advocate second, college student third": The Liminality of Going to College as a Blind Computing Student
Blind or low vision (BLV) students are less likely to graduate from college, particularly in computing. Prior work documents accessibility challenges in high school and college, but we lack understanding of the transition process that produces this "leaky pipeline." To address this, we interviewed ten BLV college…
arxiv.orgAI-mediated research agency formation in higher education: Autonomy, self-efficacy and innovation in early-career scientific training
Generative AI is becoming part of the infrastructure of higher education research training, yet little is known about how AI-mediated environments shape early-career researchers’ agency. This study examines AI dependence, defined as reliance on intelligent tools as a primary source of cognitive support in…
doi.orgAI-Supported lecturer decision-making in higher education: a socio-technical perspective
Abstract Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of teaching and learning in higher education. Through its capacity to generate actionable insights from student data, AI systems provide new opportunities to support lecturers’ decision-making. However, it remains unclear how AI systems support and…
doi.orgCanaries in the Field: Admission Professionals, Racial Crisis, and Systemic Inequity in a Color-Evasive Organization
Guided by a racism-conscious theoretical framework for understanding organizational behavior, this study illustrates how systemic inequity is reproduced in elite-college admissions. Using critical-qualitative case study methods, including interviews with 18 admission personnel, I examine four mechanisms of…
doi.orgServingness 2.0: A Renewed Multidimensional Conceptual Framework for Understanding Servingness in Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)
The Multidimensional Conceptual Framework for Understanding Servingness in Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) made a significant contribution to HSI practice and research. Despite recent federal attacks on HSIs and loss of funding, HSIs will continue to enroll a significant number of Latine students and grapple with…
doi.orgStriving Toward Thriving: A Multi-Institutional Study of Current Undergraduates’ Definitions of Success
doi.org5-Dialects-BN: Unmasking the Impact of Transliteration on Bangla Dialectal LLMs
Large Language Models (LLMs) have achieved remarkable progress across natural language processing (NLP) tasks, yet their capabilities degrade sharply for low-resource languages and dialectally diverse settings. Bangla, the world's sixth most spoken language, exemplifies this gap: existing resources overwhelmingly…
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Tuesday, September 8
Guarded adoption of generative AI in higher education: high-achieving students, successful-student identity, and epistemic agency in a single-university mixed-methods survey
Abstract Generative artificial intelligence is becoming part of university learning, but students do not engage with it uniformly. This mixed-methods survey of students at one Australian university examined whether successful-student identity and student-reported academic achievement were associated with different…
doi.orgAdvancing AI Literacy and Self-Efficacy Among Higher Education & Student Affairs Professionals
Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) professionals seek guidance on how to ethically use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their work. To address this gap, we designed and conducted professional development workshops to foster AI literacy and self-efficacy among practitioners from across the U.S. Using pre- and…
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