Students rarely use AI tutors, even with human help, without motivation, studies find
Chalkbeat reports that students rarely engaged with Khanmigo, and several analyses conclude that willingness to use AI tutors limits their impact. The tools can help students learn new material, but many students do not use them that way.
Who is affected and how
- teacher
- The AI tutor has to be built into the lesson and its use encouraged, otherwise students will not use it.
- school leader
- Buying licences does not deliver results by itself; actual use and motivational factors also need to be measured.
- edtech company
- In product design, involving students and motivation matter at least as much as content quality.
- education policymaker
- Programme evaluation should measure actual use rather than access.
Sources
- Students rarely engaged with Khan Academy’s AI-powered tutor Khanmigo, study finds - Chalkbeatchalkbeat.org · Aug 25, 2026
- New Khanmigo AI Tools From Khan Academy + Google.orgblog.khanacademy.org · Aug 27, 2026
- In theory, AI tutors can help students learn. Getting kids to use one is another matter.chalkbeat · Aug 25, 2026
- Do kids actually use AI tutors?cbnewsletters.chalkbeat.org · Aug 26, 2026
- Even With Human Help, Kids Need Motivation to Use AI Tutors. The Question Is Whatthe 74 · Aug 26, 2026
- Even With Human Help, Kids Need Motivation to Use AI Tutors. The Question Is What – The 74the74million.org · Aug 26, 2026
- Even With Human Help, Kids Need Motivation to Use AI Tutors. The Question Is What | SCALE Initiativescale.stanford.edu · Aug 26, 2026
- Two Undergrads Are Using AI to Help Students Learn Calc and More - Cornellians | Cornell Universityalumni.cornell.edu · Aug 27, 2026
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