# An experimental evaluation of an AI-powered interactive learning platform

## TL;DR

This study shows that an AI-powered learning platform improves student engagement and learning outcomes compared to traditional digital textbooks.

## Contribution

The novel contribution is demonstrating the effectiveness of an AI-driven platform with interactive representations in enhancing learning outcomes.

## Key findings

- Students using Learn Your Way had a more positive learning experience.
- Students using the platform achieved better learning outcomes than those using digital textbooks.

## Abstract

Generative AI, which is capable of transforming static content into dynamic learning experiences, holds the potential to revolutionize student engagement in educational contexts. However, questions still remain around whether or not these tools are effective at facilitating student learning. In this research, we test the effectiveness of an AI-powered platform incorporating multiple representations and assessment through Learn Your Way, an experimental research platform that transforms textbook chapters into dynamic visual and audio representations. Through a between-subjects, mixed methods experiment with 60 US-based students, we demonstrate that students who used Learn Your Way had a more positive learning experience and had better learning outcomes compared to students learning the same content through a digital textbook. These findings indicate that AI-driven tools, capable of providing choice among interactive representations of content, constitute an effective and promising method for enhancing student learning.