Summary of Beware Of Metacognitive Laziness: Effects Of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Learning Motivation, Processes, and Performance, by Yizhou Fan et al.
Beware of Metacognitive Laziness: Effects of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Learning Motivation, Processes, and Performance
by Yizhou Fan, Luzhen Tang, Huixiao Le, Kejie Shen, Shufang Tan, Yueying Zhao, Yuan Shen, Xinyu Li, Dragan Gašević
First submitted to arxiv on: 12 Dec 2024
Categories
- Main: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
- Secondary: Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper investigates the concept of hybrid intelligence, where humans learn alongside artificial intelligence (AI) agents like ChatGPT. It explores how learners benefit from a symbiotic relationship with AI, human experts, and intelligent learning systems. A randomized experimental study is conducted to compare learners’ motivations, self-regulated learning processes, and performances on a writing task across different groups receiving support from various agents. The results show that while motivation remains the same, different support groups exhibit distinct self-regulated learning processes, leading to varied performance outcomes. Notably, AI technologies like ChatGPT may promote technology dependence and metacognitive laziness. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary In simple terms, this paper looks at how people learn when they use artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT. It wants to know if using AI helps or hinders learning, so it tested students who got help from different sources: AI, a human expert, special tools, or nothing extra. The study found that while the motivation to learn was the same for all groups, people learned in different ways and had varying results. What’s interesting is that AI tools might make people too reliant on technology, which could slow down learning. |
