AI Chatbots and Dyslexia
How AI Chatbots Empower Students With Dyslexia to Master Arithmetic Word Problems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21349959 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Wang (0000-0003-2165-0080, Tai Po Hospital, corresponding author), Li-Chih Wang (0000-0002-4011-7305, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong), Hsu‐chan Kuo (0000-0001-6109-8812, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan), Hsu-Chan Kuo (National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 222194261450136-222194261450136 |
| Publication date | 2026-05-31 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Learning Disabilities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-2194 • E-ISSN: 1538-4780 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00222194261450136 |
| PMID | 42219806 |
| OpenAlex | W7162995195 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 51 |
This study examined the impacts of an AI chatbot intervention for improving arithmetic word-problem-solving among Chinese primary students with dyslexia and explored how different types of motivation moderated these effects. Eighty-three students diagnosed with dyslexia were recruited and randomly assigned to either an AI chatbot-assisted learning condition or a traditional instruction control group. Over 6 weeks, the experimental AI chatbot group received adaptive, multisensory, and individually tailored support for arithmetic word problems. Results revealed that the Chatbot group witnessed significantly greater gains in arithmetic word-problem-solving performance than the control group. Moderation analyses showed that intrinsic motivation, but not extrinsic motivation or amotivation, significantly enhanced the intervention’s impacts. Intrinsic motivation emerged as the key factor that amplifies the impact of the intervention. The experimental group exhibited substantial increases in intrinsic motivation and reductions in amotivation, whereas the control group’s motivation remained unchanged. These findings indicate the importance of intrinsic motivation in maximizing the educational impact of AI-based interventions to support students with dyslexia
Chatbot · Control (management) · Dyslexia · Intrinsic motivation · Learning disability · Moderation · Psychological intervention · Word (group theory) · AI in Service Interactions · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education · Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
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