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AI and Youth Learning Across the Globe: Insights from Four Large-Scale Surveys

Sat, April 11, 3:45 to 5:15pm PDT (3:45 to 5:15pm PDT), Westin Bonaventure, Floor: Lobby Level, Beaudry A

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This symposium explores how youth engagement with AI is shaped by social, psychological, and contextual factors. Despite growing interest in AI’s educational implications, empirical evidence on why youth use AI differently—and how those differences affect outcomes—remains limited. Bringing together four studies across diverse populations and methodologies, this symposium examines how AI access affects academic self-concept, who turns to AI tutoring apps, how different types of AI use relate to adolescents’ psychological needs, and how children across cultures perceive the internet. Together, these papers underscore that AI’s impact is not uniform but contingent on how, why, and by whom it is used. It offers insights for scholars and practitioners working to ensure AI supports rather than undermines youth learning and agency.

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