Generative AI, which is capable of transforming static content into dynamic learning experiences, holds the potential to revolutionize student engagement in educational contexts. However, questions still remain around whether or not these tools are effective at facilitating student learning. In this research, we test the effectiveness of an AI-powered platform incorporating multiple representations and assessment through Learn Your Way, an experimental research platform that transforms textbook chapters into dynamic visual and audio representations. Through a between-subjects, mixed methods experiment with 60 US-based students, we demonstrate that students who used Learn Your Way had a more positive learning experience and had better learning outcomes compared to students learning the same content through a digital textbook. These findings indicate that AI-driven tools, capable of providing choice among interactive representations of content, constitute an effective and promising method for enhancing student learning.
翻译:生成式人工智能能够将静态内容转化为动态学习体验,有望彻底改变教育场景中的学生参与度。然而,这些工具在促进学生学习方面的有效性仍存疑问。本研究通过实验研究平台Learn Your Way(该平台将教材章节转化为动态视听呈现),测试了融合多种表征与评估机制的人工智能驱动平台的有效性。通过对60名美国学生开展组间混合方法实验,我们证明:与通过数字教材学习相同内容的学生相比,使用Learn Your Way的学生获得了更积极的学习体验并取得了更好的学习效果。这些发现表明,能够提供交互式内容表征选择的人工智能驱动工具,是增强学生学习的有效且极具前景的方法。