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Chatbots in education: Hype or help? A meta-analysis
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Artificial intelligence integration in education, primarily through chatbots , has emerged as a potential solution to address the challenges of catering to students' diverse learning backgrounds. This meta-analysis examined chatbot effectiveness in education, driven by amplified interest since ChatGPT's introduction in 2022. Adhering to PRISMA guidelines, we analyzed 135 effect sizes from 62 studies across diverse educational contexts. Initial results revealed a large positive effect of chatbots on learning perf…
The gain
A meta-analysis of 135 effect sizes from 62 studies found chatbots had a small to moderate positive effect on student learning performance after publication-bias correction, with the largest effects in STEM, text-based and longer interventions.
What this doesn’t fix
The authors say chatbots' impact may be overestimated because of publication bias, so the pooled effect on learning performance is likely smaller than early results suggested.
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1 on file- Learning and Individual Differencesdoi:10.1016/j.lindif.2025.102646
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v1Truvace Impact Record TRV-2026-2841, v1: “Chatbots in education: Hype or help? A meta-analysis.” Truvace, 2026-11-12. /record/TRV-2026-2841 (accessed on the day you copy it). sha256 3d110224604abc47…
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