AI Assistant in Mobile Educational Applications: Impact on the Effectiveness of Students' Independent Learning

Yaroslava Sikora; Vitalii Barvinenko; Andrii Rohov; Olha Abramova; Yuliia Borysova

doi:10.3991/ijim.v20i20.63072

Authors

Yaroslava Sikora Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2621-6638
Vitalii Barvinenko Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Kyiv, Ukraine
Andrii Rohov V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Olha Abramova V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Yuliia Borysova Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Dnipro, Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9623-612X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3991/ijim.v20i20.63072

Keywords:

artificial intelligence assistant, mobile learning, academic achievement, self-regulated learning, student engagement

Abstract

The rapid development of mobile technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly transformed the organization of independent learning activities in the environment of education seekers. The aim of the study was to empirically evaluate the effects of integrating AI assistants into mobile educational applications. Using a quasi-experimental design with pretest/posttest, 180 university students were divided into three groups (with adaptive AI feedback (EG1), with standardized AI feedback (EG2) and without AI support (CG)). Over eight weeks, academic performance (ANCOVA), learning autonomy on the SRLS scale (mixed ANOVA), and engagement and motivation on the SES and IMI scales (MANOVA) were measured. The results confirmed that both groups with AI demonstrated statistically significantly higher indicators on all three dimensions compared to the control group. No significant differences were found between adaptive and standardized feedback, indicating that the presence of AI support was the deciding factor.

Author Biographies

Yaroslava Sikora, Zhytomyr Ivan Franko State University, Zhytomyr, Ukraine

Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Sciences and Information Technologies

Vitalii Barvinenko, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Kyiv, Ukraine

Doctor of law

Andrii Rohov, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine

PhD in Engineering, Associate Professor, Department of Information Technologies and Mathematical Modeling

Olha Abramova, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine

PhD in Economics, Associate Professor, Department of Management, Accounting and Business Communications

Yuliia Borysova, Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Dnipro, Ukraine

PhD in Sociology, Associate Professor, Department of Social Work and Management of Social Processes

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