Teachers save time with AI. Their students may pay the price
A recent study found that while AI tools can save teachers time by assisting with lesson planning and feedback, their use may negatively impact student learning. The randomized trial was among the first to test AI’s effects in actual classroom settings.
Artificial intelligence is often promoted as a way to make teachers more effective by helping them write lesson plans, generate classroom materials and provide feedback to students in seconds. But one of the first randomized trials testing AI in real classrooms found that it can also undermine learning. Students whose teachers were given access to […] The post Teachers save time with AI. Their students may pay the price appeared first on The Hechinger Report.
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