🏷️ cognitive-offloading

> **Synthesis:** Wang and Zhang (2026) examined how AI-assisted autonomous learning relates to reduced academic accomplishment among 1,264 vocational college students in China, focusing on the mediati…

2026-08-13 · generative-ai, over-reliance, ai-misuse-learning-harm, self-regulated-learning, higher-ed

> **Synthesis:** Arshad et al. (2026) examined how AI-based educational technology influences critical thinking among 480 undergraduate medical students in Pakistan, using a cross-sectional design and…

2026-08-13 · critical-thinking, cognitive-load-theory, self-regulated-learning, generative-ai, higher-ed

> **Synthesis:** Gao, Sun, and Khan (2026) developed a dual-pathway model examining both the positive and negative effects of generative AI use on sustainable learning performance, integrating AI lite…

2026-08-13 · generative-ai, over-reliance, ai-literacy, self-regulated-learning, ai-misuse-learning-harm

> **Synthesis:** HAIML is a human-centered framework for learning in AI-supported environments that preserves human agency, metacognitive awareness, ethical reasoning, and personal responsibility. Gro…

2026-08-12 · metacognition, self-regulated-learning, human-in-the-loop, ai-literacy, over-reliance

> **Synthesis:** This theoretical paper names a state it calls *metacognitively discordant completion* (MDC): a learner submits correct, complete work while holding a first-person awareness that under…

2026-08-12 · metacognition, self-regulated-learning, over-reliance, academic-integrity, student-experience

> **AI misuse and learning harm** — the causal relationship between students offloading cognitive work to generative AI and reduced durable learning, even when immediate task performance rises. The de…

2026-08-12 · over-reliance, academic-integrity, assessment, self-regulated-learning, motivation

> **Dual-process theory** — the account of cognition as operating through two interacting systems: a fast, automatic, intuitive System 1 and a slower, effortful, analytical System 2. In education, dua…

2026-08-12 · cognitive-load-theory, metacognition, decision-making, educational-measurement

> **Student misconceptions about AI** — the inaccurate beliefs students hold about what AI systems are, what they do, and what using them means for learning, especially in academic contexts. Misconcep…

2026-08-12 · ai-literacy, trust-calibration, metacognition, over-reliance, academic-integrity

> **Synthesis:** Sun et al. (2026) present VeriForge, a mixed-initiative [[generative-ai]] writing system that assumes initiative over domain discovery while the author retains initiative over narrati…

2026-08-11 · writing-education, scaffolding, generative-ai, rag, human-in-the-loop

> **Synthesis:** This paper proposes the Absent Cognitive Baseline (ACB) as a conceptual framework describing how pervasive generative AI use during secondary schooling may reduce the independent cogn…

2026-08-10 · metacognition, generative-ai, self-regulated-learning, student-experience, higher-ed

> **Synthesis:** Drawing on CSCL research traditions, this paper conceptualizes the risk of reduced epistemic effort when learners use generative AI to produce knowledge artifacts. It identifies two s…

2026-08-10 · generative-ai, collaborative-learning, metacognition, critical-thinking, ai-education

> **Synthesis:** Misiejuk, López-Pernas, Kaliisa & Saqr (2026) analyze 281 prompts from 122 student submissions across four assignments to examine how prompting strategies reveal cognitive offloading …

2026-08-09 · prompting-literacy, higher-ed, student-experience, learning-analytics, ai-literacy

> **Cognitive offloading** — the use of external tools (including AI) to reduce internal cognitive demand, shifting mental work from the learner to the system. In AI in education, cognitive offloading…

2026-08-09 · cognitive-load-theory, over-reliance, ai-literacy, student-experience, generative-ai

> **Critical thinking** — the ability to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information — is both a skill that AI tools can help develop and a competency that students must apply when using AI. In AI i…

2026-08-09 · ai-education, generative-ai, higher-ed, ai-literacy, scaffolding

> **Generative AI** — AI systems capable of producing text, code, images, and other content, most prominently large language models like GPT-4 and Claude. Generative AI is the technology driving the c…

2026-08-09 · llm, prompt-engineering, rag, ai-literacy, ai-tutoring

> **Over-reliance** — excessive or uncalibrated dependence on AI tools where students delegate cognitive work they should perform themselves, resulting in reduced learning, diminished agency, and the …

2026-08-09 · over-reliance, ai-literacy, trust-calibration, student-experience, generative-ai

> **Student experience with AI** — how learners perceive, interact with, and are affected by AI tools in educational settings. With over 85 articles in the wiki, student experience is one of the most-…

2026-08-09 · generative-ai, llm, higher-ed, ai-literacy, over-reliance

> **AI in Writing Education** — the use of AI tools for writing instruction, assessment, and feedback. Writing education is one of the most AI-affected domains, as LLMs excel at text generation, revis…

2026-08-09 · automated-essay-scoring, ai-feedback-quality, academic-integrity, ai-literacy, language-learning

> **Synthesis:** Lodge & Loble (2026) provide a comprehensive report on the cognitive science behind AI use in education, arguing that the core risk of generative AI is not plagiarism but cognitive of…

2026-08-07 · ai-literacy, equity, metacognition, teacher-role, k-12

> **Synthesis:** This paper introduces the Synthesis-Analysis Reciprocity Model and the Vibe Compiler tool to preserve human epistemic agency during GenAI-assisted intellectual work. The model frames …

2026-08-07 · metacognition, generative-ai, critical-thinking, human-in-the-loop, self-regulated-learning

> **Nolan Lovett** — Human Resource Development Review (author accepted manuscript, 2026).…

2026-08-03 · generative-ai, professional-training, educational-theory, lifelong-learning, over-reliance

> The null average performance effect masks strong offsetting heterogeneity — and the exam had severe ceiling compression (control mean 89.2/100, 47% ≥ 95), which also limits power. The belief reversa…

2026-08-03 · faculty-development, teacher-role, generative-ai, k-12, student-experience

> **Rana Abou Khamis, Hala Assal, Ashraf Matrawy** — arXiv preprint (2026).…

2026-08-03 · generative-ai, professional-training, over-reliance, lifelong-learning, human-in-the-loop

A 3-page **perspective** (opinion/review, not an empirical study) addressing whether AI use erodes human cognition. The authors' answer: **not inherently — but the risk is real and follows the cogniti…

2026-07-19 · over-reliance, generative-ai, metacognition, learning-gains, ai-literacy

> **Synthesis:** Same AI, different pathways: Unpacking mechanisms of AI-mediated learning across discipline-institution contexts…

2026-06-03 · ai-literacy, generative-ai, higher-ed, prompt-engineering

This preregistered large-scale study (N = 1,237) investigates whether people are well-calibrated in estimating the time savings from AI assistance on simple cognitive tasks. The key finding is a **spe…

2026-05-25 · over-reliance, metacognition, efficacy-study, student-experience, ai-assistance-reduces-persistence

> Li, Cui & Hagedorn (2026) PRISMA-review **67 empirical studies (2022–2025)** on ChatGPT and university students' [[critical-thinking|critical]] and creative thinking: effects are contingent on **ped…

2026-05-16 · ai-literacy, boundary-object, generative-ai, creative-thinking, critical-thinking

> **Synthesis:** Tzirides, Galla, Cope & Kalantzis (2025) introduce the "Thinking Through AI" framework combining cognitive labs, think-aloud protocols, and cyber-social methods. A pilot with 30 stude…

2025-01-26 · ai-education, writing-education, k-12, ai-literacy, learnlab