ICLS Poster

#874: Student–AI Collaboration vs. Student Autonomy: Epistemic Trajectories Toward Collective Knowledge Advancement

Thu Jun 18, 4:15 PM–5:45 PM · Outdoors

Part of ICLS Posters - Thursday Poster Session (In-Person)

Knowledge Building & Knowledge Creation Human-AI Collaboration & Teaming Epistemic Cognition & Argumentation Higher Education & Undergraduate Learning

This study investigates how student–AI collaboration and autonomy shape collective knowledge advancement. Two undergraduate classes studied Educational Psychology in knowledge-building environments; only the experimental group used AI. The AI group showed greater knowledge advancement, reflecting distinct epistemic trajectories: dialogic construction with AI and conceptual inquiry driven by students. Findings suggest AI scaffolding and student agency form complementary pathways to advance collective knowledge.

Speakers

Xueqi Feng — Southern University of Science and Technology

Authors

Xueqi Feng, Jianhua Zhao, Yuqin Yang, Carol K. K. Chan