Clinical Trial

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

Study acronym: AI-Critical
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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).
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT07762261
Lead Sponsor Ataturk University
Collaborators: Bingol University
Conditions Education, Academic Performance, Learning Efficiency, Generative Artificial Intelligence
Enrollment 100 participants
Start Date 2026-09-01
Primary Completion 2026-10-01 (estimated)
Study Completion 2027-01-01 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-08-13