November 2024 | In his latest article in Educational Leadership magazine, McREL CEO Bryan Goodwin and McREL Chief Research and Evaluation Officer Matt Linick review findings about ways to help students more thoughtfully and skeptically engage with artificial intelligence (AI).
Reminding readers of an older, now-famous study that explored how quickly people will conform with what others say, Bryan and Matt share a recent study that looks specifically at children interacting with humanoid robots. The study had similar findings as the decades-old one: children were often swayed to give a wrong answer if the robot they were sitting with did so first.
Recognizing the importance of supporting students as they learn to interact with AI, Bryan and Matt then examine another recent study that suggested students’ knowledge of the mechanics of AI could help. The study found that students who study programming and coding skills and then programmed AI themselves become more aware of the mechanics behind the technology, which led to a new awareness and perceptions about these “smart” devices.
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