Expert consensus report by Panayiota Kendeou, Jeffrey A. Greene, and Nia Nixon: “This report documents the findings and methodology of the consensus research project on Generative AI’s impact on learning in K-20 U.S. education. It is intended for researchers, educators, policymakers, and other stakeholders seeking evidence-based guidance.
Generative AI (GenAI) has been described as both the solution to humanity’s problems and also its greatest threat. In the context of education, those who look to research find mostly low-quality studies. Recent expert reports describe the risks of GenAI use but don’t tie them to specific learning processes. Experts in learning and education examined where GenAI helps learning, where it harms it, and what to do about it. They identified 65 learning processes GenAI can affect and rated how much GenAI could disrupt or enhance each one. Consensus was reached on 42 of the 65 processes…(More)”.