10:15 - 11:45
Location: LI-2308
Chair/s:
David Hagmann
Discussant/s:
Ethan Busby
Sharon Xuejing Zuo - Learning with Machines: A Randomized Evaluation of AI-Assisted Education in Rural Middle Schools in China
Yang Lu - Persuasion and Precision: How Generative AI Moves Inflation Expectations
Arash Pourebrahimi - Policy Content, Distributional Conflict, and Contestation in the Council of the European Union
David Hagmann - Improving Communication with Generative Artificial Intelligence
Submission 111
Learning with Machines: A Randomized Evaluation of AI-Assisted Education in Rural Middle Schools in China
Panel 2-LI-2308-03
Presented by: Sharon Xuejing Zuo
Sharon Xuejing Zuo 1, Zhao Chen 1, Elaine M Liu 2, Kaiyue Li 1, Yuelin Zhong 1
1 Fudan University
2 Georgia State University
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a technology-based learning intervention in rural middle schools using a randomized controlled trial. 410 rural 9th grade students receives access to a structured learning tool designed to support 2-hour daily independent study for two months, while a comparison group (450 students) continues with their standard study routine. Both groups are assessed regularly throughout the study period. Our primary outcome of interest is performance on a standardized examination taken at the end of the study period. We find treated students perform better than control group students and the effect is statistically significant at 1% level.