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A Meta-Analysis of the Effect of AI Use on English Learner Engagement

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This study investigates the effectiveness of artificial intelligence (AI) use on English learner engagement and conducts moderator analysis to identify the variables that exert a moderating effect on AI’s impact. A multi-database search was conducted to locate 846 records, and 17 primary studies yielding 36 effect sizes were included in this meta-analysis after deduplication, screening and full-text eligibility assessment. Aggregated results show that AI use has a large average impact on English learner engageme…

The gain

A meta-analysis of 17 studies (36 effect sizes) found AI use raised English learner engagement by a large average margin (g = 0.955, 95% CI 0.720 to 1.191).

What this doesn’t fix

Substantial between-study heterogeneity means the pooled effect is an average across the included studies, not a figure that applies uniformly to every setting.

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  1. Language Teaching Researchdoi:10.1177/13621688261498089
    Peer-reviewed2026-11-03

What the review found when it combined the studies

These are the review’s own pooled results, copied from its abstract. Truvace did not recalculate them.

  • English learner engagement with AI use compared with no AI use

    Hedges' g 0.955 (95% CI 0.720 to 1.191)

    17 studies

    The review’s own words
    Aggregated results show that AI use has a large average impact on English learner engagement ( g = 0.955, 95% CI [0.720, 1.191]).

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Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-2728, v1: “A Meta-Analysis of the Effect of AI Use on English Learner Engagement.” Truvace, 2026-11-12. /record/TRV-2026-2728 (accessed on the day you copy it). sha256 f623601cc7cc7bb4…

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