Ling-Yun Gao

Cognitive offloading and metacognitive calibration in generative AI-mediated doctoral learning: a grounded theory study of accountable reconstruction

Background Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is increasingly used to explain concepts, summarize literature, suggest methods, generate arguments, and revise academic writing. These functions may reduce entry barriers to complex learning tasks while reshaping the cognitive and metacognitive work through which l...