Three-wave cross-lagged model on the correlations between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competency and AI-assisted writing

The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on English writing is gaining prominence. This study aimed to examine the interplay between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competency, and Artificial Intelligence writing by cross-lagged model, with the focus on the moderating role of self...

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Main Authors: Shen, Xiaolei, Teng, Mark Feng
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112770/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112770/1/112770.pdf
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description The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on English writing is gaining prominence. This study aimed to examine the interplay between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competency, and Artificial Intelligence writing by cross-lagged model, with the focus on the moderating role of self-directed learning competency on critical thinking skills and Artificial Intelligence writing. A total of 204 participants completed a critical thinking test, self-directed learning questionnaire and a writing task. The results revealed significant correlations between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competence, and AI-assisted writing. However, the temporal correlations between critical thinking skills and self-directed learning exhibited a reciprocal pattern over three times, while the correlations between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning, and AI-assisted writing were unidirectional. Interestingly, the findings indicated that self-directed learning moderated the relationship between critical thinking skills and AI-assisted writing over two times, but not in the third time. These findings emphasized the pivotal roles of critical thinking skills and self-directed learning in AI-assisted writing among EFL learners. They also suggested that using AI-assisted tools critically and independently in writing can mitigate the tendency to over-rely on these tools.
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spelling upm-1127702024-11-12T07:27:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112770/ Three-wave cross-lagged model on the correlations between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competency and AI-assisted writing Shen, Xiaolei Teng, Mark Feng The impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on English writing is gaining prominence. This study aimed to examine the interplay between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competency, and Artificial Intelligence writing by cross-lagged model, with the focus on the moderating role of self-directed learning competency on critical thinking skills and Artificial Intelligence writing. A total of 204 participants completed a critical thinking test, self-directed learning questionnaire and a writing task. The results revealed significant correlations between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competence, and AI-assisted writing. However, the temporal correlations between critical thinking skills and self-directed learning exhibited a reciprocal pattern over three times, while the correlations between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning, and AI-assisted writing were unidirectional. Interestingly, the findings indicated that self-directed learning moderated the relationship between critical thinking skills and AI-assisted writing over two times, but not in the third time. These findings emphasized the pivotal roles of critical thinking skills and self-directed learning in AI-assisted writing among EFL learners. They also suggested that using AI-assisted tools critically and independently in writing can mitigate the tendency to over-rely on these tools. Elsevier 2024 Article PeerReviewed text en cc_by_4 http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112770/1/112770.pdf Shen, Xiaolei and Teng, Mark Feng (2024) Three-wave cross-lagged model on the correlations between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competency and AI-assisted writing. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 52. art. no. 101524. pp. 1-13. ISSN 1871-1871 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871187124000622?via%3Dihub 10.1016/j.tsc.2024.101524
spellingShingle Shen, Xiaolei
Teng, Mark Feng
Three-wave cross-lagged model on the correlations between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competency and AI-assisted writing
title Three-wave cross-lagged model on the correlations between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competency and AI-assisted writing
title_full Three-wave cross-lagged model on the correlations between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competency and AI-assisted writing
title_fullStr Three-wave cross-lagged model on the correlations between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competency and AI-assisted writing
title_full_unstemmed Three-wave cross-lagged model on the correlations between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competency and AI-assisted writing
title_short Three-wave cross-lagged model on the correlations between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competency and AI-assisted writing
title_sort three-wave cross-lagged model on the correlations between critical thinking skills, self-directed learning competency and ai-assisted writing
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112770/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112770/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112770/1/112770.pdf