Beware of metacognitive laziness: Effects of generative artificial intelligence on learning motivation, processes, and performance

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Beware of metacognitive laziness: Effects of generative artificial intelligence on learning motivation, processes, and performance
Abstract
With the continuous development of technological and educational innovation, learners nowadays can obtain a variety of supports from agents such as teachers, peers, education technologies, and recently, generative artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT. In particular, there has been a surge of academic interest in human‐AI collaboration and hybrid intelligence in learning. The concept of hybrid intelligence is still at a nascent stage, and how learners can benefit from a symbiotic relationship with various agents such as AI, human experts and intelligent learning systems is still unknown. The emerging concept of hybrid intelligence also lacks deep insights and understanding of the mechanisms and consequences of hybrid human‐AI learning based on strong empirical research. In order to address this gap, we conducted a randomised experimental study and compared learners' motivations, self‐regulated learning processes and learning performances on a writing task among different groups who had support from different agents, that is, ChatGPT (also referred to as the AI group), chat with a human expert, writing analytics tools, and no extra tool. A total of 117 university students were recruited, and their multi‐channel learning, performance and motivation data were collected and analysed. The results revealed that: (1) learners who received different learning support showed no difference in post‐task intrinsic motivation; (2) there were significant differences in the frequency and sequences of the self‐regulated learning processes among groups; (3) ChatGPT group outperformed in the essay score improvement but their knowledge gain and transfer were not significantly different. Our research found that in the absence of differences in motivation, learners with different supports still exhibited different self‐regulated learning processes, ultimately leading to differentiated performance. What is particularly noteworthy is that AI technologies such as ChatGPT may promote learners' dependence on technology and potentially trigger “metacognitive laziness”. In conclusion, understanding and leveraging the respective strengths and weaknesses of different agents in learning is critical in the field of future hybrid intelligence.
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British Journal of Educational Technology
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2024-12-10
Journal Abbr
Brit. J. Educ. Technol.
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en
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0007-1013
Short Title
Beware of metacognitive laziness
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15/12/2024, 18:16
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Wiley Online Library
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© 2024 British Educational Research Association.
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_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/bjet.13544 <AI Smry>: A randomised experimental study compared learners' motivations, self‐regulated learning processes and learning performances among different agent groups (AI, human expert and checklist tools) and found that AI technologies such as ChatGPT may promote learners' dependence on technology and potentially trigger metacognitive "laziness".
Citation
Fan, Y., Tang, L., Le, H., Shen, K., Tan, S., Zhao, Y., Shen, Y., Li, X., & Gašević, D. (2024). Beware of metacognitive laziness: Effects of generative artificial intelligence on learning motivation, processes, and performance. British Journal of Educational Technology, n/a(n/a). https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.13544
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