student engagement

How motivation and roles influence metacognitive engagement in student-GenAI interaction

Yiran Cui, Wanxin Yan, Thomas K. F. Chiu, Taira Nakajima

International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education

A 2026 open-access IJETHE study examines how students' motivation and assumed roles during GenAI dialogue shape metacognitive engagement, monitoring, and learning strategy.