Cognitive ease at a cost: LLMs reduce mental effort but compromise depth in student scientific inquiry.
Matthias StadlerMaria BannertMichael SailerPublished in: Comput. Hum. Behav. (2024)
Keyphrases
- scientific inquiry
- metacognitive processes
- student learning
- science education
- middle school students
- computer based learning environments
- learner model
- mental models
- learning environment
- learning process
- cognitive load
- inquiry skills
- open ended
- student model
- undergraduate students
- cognitive model
- critical thinking
- tutoring system
- information processing
- learning styles
- e learning
- mental representations