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Impact of Generative AI on University Students' Learning Processes and Critical Thinking

NCT07762261 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-08-13

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Summary

This study is a randomized, controlled trial with a pre-test/post-test design, conducted to determine the effects of Generative AI (GenAI)-supported learning on academic achievement, learning efficiency, and critical thinking within a university setting. The study population consists of students from the Dialysis Program at Bingöl University's Vocational School of Health Services; the sample comprises 100 volunteer students who met the inclusion criteria and were randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n=50) or a control group (n=50). The experimental group will participate in a "Generative AI-Supported Learning Program" over the course of one month-meeting two days a week for a total of eight 60-minute sessions-covering topics ranging from effective prompting techniques to case analysis and academic ethics; meanwhile, the control group will continue with their routine educational activities. Data will be collected using a Demographic Information Form, the Academic Achievement Inventory, the Critical Thinking Disposition Scale, and the Artificial Intelligence Dependency Scale, and will be analyzed using biostatistical methods (t-tests, ANCOVA, and effect size calculations).

Conditions

  • Education
  • Academic Performance
  • Learning Efficiency
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Behavioral

Participants in the intervention group will receive a 4-week generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)-supported educational program integrated into the course curriculum. Students will use generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, to support learning course content, develop study materials, solve subject-specific problems, access information, and enhance critical thinking skills under structured guidance and educational instructions provided by the researchers. The intervention will be delivered in 8 sessions over 4 weeks, with two sessions per week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bingol University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ataturk University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Months
Max Age
25 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-09-01
Primary Completion
2026-10-01
Completion
2027-01-01

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