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Beyond the "Wow" Factor: Using Generative AI for Increasing Generative Sense-Making

Guido Makransky, Ban M. Shiwalia, Tue Herlau, Steffen Eric Blurton

Synopsis

Two pre-registered experiments (Study 1 n=175 university; Study 2 n=234 high-school) showing a theory-informed GenAI tutor (ChatTutor) improves trust, enjoyment, and conceptual knowledge over generic ChatGPT by leveraging generative-learning principles.

Keywords

·ChatTutor ·generative learning ·sense-making ·generative AI ·education

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