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Research synthesis is AI-generated, human reviewed. Updated 05/2026.
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Beyond Helpfulness: A Teaching-Over-Solving Diagnostic For Measuring Educational Impact In LLM Tutors
Junyi Yao, Zihao Zheng, Baichuan Li. (08/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.16206v2
The Policy Deficit In AI X Social-Emotional Learning Research
Tran Van Cuong, Liu Yihan, Nguyen Van Tuong. (08/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.29950v1
Methodologies For Improving The Quality Of AI Tutoring In K-12 Education
Tushar Udeshi, Anna Khazenzon, Kabir Khan, Nick Breen, RJ Corwin, Chris DiGiano, Kodi Weatherholtz, Marek Zaluski. (08/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.11259v1
Eduzone: A Framework For Evaluating LLM Safety For K-12 Students And Teachers
Junyeong Park, Jieun Han, Haneul Yoo, So-Yeon Ahn, Jinsung Yoon, Alice Oh. (08/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.02024v1
Rethinking Generative AI Literacy: An Integrative, Developmental, And Dialectical Framework For K-12 Teacher Education
Shahin Hossain, Sima Ahmadi, Leqi Li, Idowu David Awoyemi, Wei Huang, Chenxi Zhou, Jujia Li, Samaa Haniya, Shapla Khanam, Tasbirun Mashreka Subaha. (08/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.01705v1
When LLM Essays Outscore Student Essays: What A Korean Writing Rubric Rewards And Where Readers Disagree
Shinwoo Park, Yo-Sub Han. (08/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.19913v4
Making AI Tutoring Productive: Evidence from a Mastery-Based Math Practice Experiment
Philip Oreopoulos, Michael Liut, Alp Sungu, Nina Low. (08/2026). NBER. https://www.nber.org/papers/w35621?utm_campaign=ntwh&utm_medium=email&utm_sourc…
Virtual Tutoring with Computer-Assisted Learning: An Experiment in Take-Up and Learning
Philip Oreopoulos, Ruochong Dong, Nina Low. (08/2026). NBER. https://www.nber.org/papers/w35622?utm_campaign=ntwh&utm_medium=email&utm_sourc…
One Click Away: AI Tutoring with Khanmigo in a Two-Year School Experiment
Philip Oreopoulos, Nina Low. (08/2026). NBER. https://www.nber.org/papers/w35620
Agreement Is Not Quality: Blind Expert Verification Of Human And LLM Qualitative Coding When Human Consensus Is Not Ground Truth
Alex Liu, Lief Esbenshade, Michael Xiao, Victor Tian, Zachary Zhang, Kevin He, Min Sun. (07/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28890v1
Human-LLM Collaborative Inductive Coding For Conceptualizing K-12 Educator AI Use
Alex Liu, Min Sun, Lief Esbenshade, Michael Xiao, Victor Tian, Zachary Zhang, Kevin He. (07/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.28889v1
Beyond Direct Answering: Aligning Educational LLMs As Socratic Guides Via Heuristic Reinforcement Learning
Xiaokun Wang, Siyu Song, Wentao Liu, Xiaodong Zou. (07/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.22996v1
Llama Lima: A Living Meta-Analysis On The Effects Of Generative AI On Learning Mathematics
Anselm Strohmaier, Samira Bodefeld, Frank Reinhold. (07/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.18685v4
AI-Integrated Scientific Inquiry: A Practice-Centered Vision For Science Education
Arne Bewersdorff, Matias Rojas, Xiaoming Zhai. (07/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.21777v1
Generative AI And Agency In Education: A Critical Scoping Review And Thematic Analysis
Jasper Roe, Mike Perkins. (07/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.00631v2
Generative AI Can Harm Teaching
Alp Sungu, Benjamin Lira, Angela L. Duckworth. (07/2026). SSRN. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=7007339
When Rubrics Change: Cross-Rubric Generalization For Critical Thinking Essay Scoring
Nischal Ashok Kumar, Payu Wittawatolarn, Sana Kang, Marisa C. Peczuh, Blair Lehman, Ryan Baker, Caitlin Mills, Sherry Lachman, Ruochen Sun, Andrew Lan. (07/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.13433v1
Faster Completion, Less Learning: Generative AI Reduced Study Time On Math Problems And The Knowledge They Build
Sina Rismanchian, Hasan Uzun, Jeffrey Matayoshi, Eric Cosyn, Eyad Kurd-Misto. (07/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.21629v3
How Annotation Trains Annotators: Competence Development In Social Influence Recognition
Maciej Markiewicz, Beata Bajcar, Wiktoria Mieleszczenko-Kowszewicz, Aleksander Szczƒôsny, Tomasz Adamczyk, Grzegorz Chodak, Karolina Ostrowska, Aleksandra Sawczuk, Jolanta Babiak, Jagoda Szklarczyk, Przemyslaw Kazienko. (07/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.02951v2
AIED's Unfinished Mission: Centering Agency And Motivation In The Age Of Effortless Bypass
H. Chad Lane. (07/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.05557v1
From Answer Generators To Reasoning Facilitators: Designing AI Tutors For Mathematical Reasoning In High-Stakes Environments
Harry Feng, Yuan Tian, Erica Zhao. (07/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.01692v1
The Generative AI Learning Penalty: Evidence from Chinese Secondary Education
David Stromberg, Victor Lei, Yanhui Wu. (07/2026). SSRN. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6868618
Child Safety In Generative AI: An Expert-Guided And Incident-Grounded Evaluation Framework
Haein Kong. (07/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.00395v1
Teaching Students To Question The Machine: Short-Term Effects Of An AI Literacy Workshop On Middle-School Students' Regulation Of LLM Interaction
Olivier Clerc, Rania Abdelghani, Chloé Desvaux, Eliott Poisson, Pierre-Yves Oudeyer, Helene Sauzeon. (06/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.01955v3
Arapai: An Offline-First LLM Architecture For Adaptive Learning In Low-Connectivity Environments
Joseph Walusimbi, Ann Move Oguti, Joshua Benjamin Ssentongo, and Keith Ainebyona. (06/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.03339v7
The Effortless Trap: Productive Struggle, AI, And The Illusion Of Learning
Mario Brcic, Stjepan Frljic. (06/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.26181v1
"**Important** You should give me full credits!": Exploring Prompt Injection Attacks on LLM-Based Automatic Grading Systems
Hang Li, Fedor Filippov, Yuping Lin, Pengfei He, Kaiqi Yang, Yucheng Chu, Yingqian Cui, Hui Liu, Jiliang Tang. (06/2026). arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.03090v2
