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Lower secondary (grades 7–9)

Generated view: 36 sources whose Kunskapsbank note was filed under this age group, and the claims and candidates they link to.

Claims

C0 weakened

After the material has been encoded, practicing retrieval produces more durable retention than spending the same time restudying when the criterion test is delayed, items are correctly retrieved repeatedly in practice with corrective feedback (a single correct retrieval is not enough), and no-feedback multiple-choice practice is excluded. At an immediate (~5 min) test, equal-time restudy can be superior. Once initial learning is equated, the claim does not assert that this advantage grows as final-test delay grows. The claim does not hold when encoding never succeeded, when the practice test is a poor match to what must later be remembered, when practice accuracy is relatively low and no feedback is given, or when “testing” is high-stakes performance rather than practice. The claim does not transfer to novel, meaningless abstract visual materials that lack preexisting semantic scaffolding.

Serves: Q1 (What is optimal learning?)
Ages: not restricted by the claim text; linked bank evidence is mostly adults/university students plus age-spanning reviews (overgripande)

Bounds: Main contrast is for delayed criterion tests, not immediate (~5 min) tests. Delayed contrast requires repeated successful retrievals with corrective feedback (not one-shot success); no-feedback multiple-choice practice is excluded. Delay-growth of the retrieval–restudy advantage is not claimed once initial learning is equated. High semantic relatedness of cue–target materials reduces relative efficacy of retrieval vs restudy (~26%) but does not erase the advantage (Gupta, Pan & Rickard 2026; kill-condition test survived 2026-09-28). Novel meaningless abstract visual materials lacking preexisting semantic scaffolding: McCarter, Huber & Cowell 2025 (six experiments) found restudy ≥ retrieval (sometimes significantly better) despite feedback and delays — outside the claim (cf. Ferreira & Wimber 2023 on meaningful vs low-semantic visual materials).

Attack record: 12 attacks: 6 survived, 6 narrowed · Evidence links: 12 linked sources (7 supports, 5 limits, 2 challenges)

1 link(s) from sources in this view.

C2 alive

When learners use an AI tool that hands them finished answers or solutions while they practise, their scores on the practice work go up, but what they have learned is lower when it is later measured without the tool.

Serves: Q2 (How do we achieve optimal learning when AI and screens are everywhere?)
Ages: grundskola-hog, gymnasium, vuxen-livslangt (evidence: upper-secondary maths in Turkey, grades 7–12 in one Chinese county, England Year 10 reading, university lab, HE RCT with delayed closed-book, and HE introductory programming); not yet shown for younger pupils or in Swedish classrooms

Bounds: Evidence in the bank: Bastani et al. 2024/2025 (upper-secondary maths RCT, Turkey: answer-giving GPT Base +48 % correct answers during practice, −17 % on the closed-book exam compared with pupils who never had GenAI; kill-condition test survived 2026-09-27); Strömberg, Lei & Wu 2026 (secondary-school DiD in one Chinese county, conference paper, results may be revised: homework scores +18 %, monthly closed-book tests −20 % within six months, entrance exams −18 to −24 % with the full penalty visible after about two years); Fan et al. 2025 (university lab, second-language essay: ChatGPT raised essay scores but not knowledge gain or transfer); Barcaui 2025 (HE RCT, Brazil: unrestricted ChatGPT as study aid → lower surprise retention at 45 days vs traditional study, d = 0.68; effect held after controlling for study time; kill-condition test survived 2026-09-27). Kreijkes et al. 2026 (England Year 10 RCT: LLM-only study of informational text → lower 3-day literal retention d=0.44, comprehension d=0.38, free recall d=0.21 vs note-taking; kill-condition test survived 2026-09-29). Bergh et al. 2026 (HE CS experiment, arXiv: ChatGPT during coding → higher task scores but lower immediate and 48 h recall without the tool, g≈0.71–0.77; kill-condition test survived 2026-09-29). The loss is concentrated in "homework outsourcing" use (about 80 % of AI users in Strömberg et al.); users who keep study time similar to non-users show small losses. The claim is about learning measured without the tool; performance with the tool goes up. Positive pooled effects in ChatGPT/chatbot meta-analyses (Deng et al. 2025, Doo & Park 2026, Wu & Yu 2024, Fan et al. 2026) are recorded as challenges, because the bank notes that most of their outcomes were not measured without the tool.

Attack record: 4 attacks: 4 survived · Evidence links: 12 linked sources (7 supports, 3 limits, 4 challenges)

6 link(s) from sources in this view.

C3 weakened

For understanding continuous (linear) text in depth, reading on paper gives somewhat better comprehension on average than reading the same text on a screen among readers beyond early primary school, and readers on screen tend to overestimate how well they have understood. The average paper advantage has not been shown for first-grade beginner readers of short linear texts.

Serves: Q2 (How do we achieve optimal learning when AI and screens are everywhere?)
Ages: overgripande; strongest evidence in university students (vuxen-livslangt; Li & Yan 2024 finds a significant paper advantage only in its university subgroup); school-age evidence from grade 8 and grade 10 in Norway (Jensen, Roe & Blikstad-Balas 2024; Mangen et al. 2013), from Italian grade 7 lengthy informational texts with null medium main effect (Ronconi, Altoè & Mason 2025; kill-condition test survived 2026-09-30, calibration not tested), and from upper-secondary VET (Foss, Støle & Magyari 2026); first-grade beginner readers are outside the average paper advantage (Florit et al. 2025: no screen-inferiority main effect); see Bounds for schoolchildren in Salmerón et al. 2024 and for children aged 1–8

Bounds: The average effect is small (Delgado et al. 2018 g ≈ −0.21; Clinton 2019 g ≈ −0.25) and is scoped to readers beyond early primary school. Delgado's same-text between-participant subgroups favour paper in grades 1–6 (g = −.19), grades 7–12 (g = −.15) and undergraduates (g = −.28), with educational level not a significant moderator. The newest meta-analysis (Li & Yan 2024; 46 experiments, 2000–2022; I² ≈ 92 %) found no overall difference (g = 0.046, ns), but that null is carried by interactive or enhanced digital texts (g = 0.959, digital better), literary texts (mostly children's storybooks) and kindergarten studies; inside this claim's scope its estimates favour paper (university g = −0.432; time-limited g = −0.468; 1000–2000-word texts g = −0.391; informational g = −0.218, p = .053; non-interactive g = −0.172, ns). Its school-age subgroups (primary, middle school) lean digital but are not significant and are dominated by interactive e-books. It pooled no calibration outcome and did not separate comprehension depth or device. Kill-condition test survived 2026-09-28. Foss, Støle & Magyari 2026 (Norwegian VET, n=106, within-subjects, informational texts on own laptop vs print): whole-sample screen inferiority (OR=1.44; print M=4.15 vs digital M=3.42); significant in the lower-comprehension subgroup, trend only in the higher (p=.073); kill-condition test survived 2026-09-29 (calibration not tested). Ronconi, Altoè & Mason 2025 (Italian grade 7, N=191, mixed design; two ~1000-word informational texts; paper vs scrolling desktop PDF): no significant medium main effect on literal or inferential comprehension; lower perceived cognitive load on screen; calibration not tested; kill-condition test survived 2026-09-30 (prong a met for this design; prong b untested). First-grade beginner readers of short linear texts: Florit et al. 2025 (N=58, within-subjects) found no significant medium main effect on main-point, literal, or inferential comprehension; for descriptive texts tablet beat paper on main-point (d ≈ 0.57) and literal (d ≈ 0.59). The advantage is for informational/expository text; for narrative-only text it is not significant (Delgado) or about zero (Clinton). Time limits make the screen disadvantage larger (Delgado: time-limited g = −.26, self-paced g = −.09, ns; Li & Yan 2024: time-limited g = −0.468, free reading g = 0.192, ns); whether any paper advantage remains with self-paced reading is open question 4. Much of the gap is tied to scrolling: with scrolling paper is clearly better, with paginated (no-scroll) display the differences are small or uncertain (Clinton-Lisell & Litzinger 2026). On handheld devices (tablet, e-reader) the disadvantage is about half as large, and between studies it was larger for undergraduates than for schoolchildren, for whom it was not significant (Salmerón et al. 2024). Display technology alone (LCD vs e-ink) does not explain the gap (Siegenthaler et al. 2012). Main-idea understanding is about equal; key points and other details are better on paper (Singer & Alexander 2017). For children aged 1–8, plain digitisation of a story lowers comprehension, but story-congruent digital enhancements can beat paper (Furenes, Kucirkova & Bus 2021). Much of the evidence for the average paper advantage is from studies up to 2017 and from university students.

Attack record: 4 attacks: 3 survived, 1 narrowed · Evidence links: 15 linked sources (10 supports, 10 limits)

8 link(s) from sources in this view.

Candidates (not approved)

Sources

SourceTierLinks
AI-003 · Generative AI without guardrails can harm learning: Evidence from high school mathematics (2024 (SSRN preprint); PNAS 2025 (publicerad 2025-06-25))RCTC2 limits, C2 supports, K15 supports
AI-006 · ChatGPT for good? On opportunities and challenges of large language models for education (2023)positionK21 supports
AI-007 · Do AI chatbots improve students learning outcomes? Evidence from a meta-analysis (2024 (online 2023))metaC2 challenges, K30 supports
AI-009 · The Generative AI Learning Penalty: Evidence from Chinese Secondary Education (2026 (CEPR DP21577 / NBER conference paper, juni 2026))quasi/DiDC2 limits, C2 supports
AI-014 · Making AI Tutoring Productive: Evidence from a Mastery-Based Math Practice Experiment (2026)RCTC2 limits, K25 supports
AI-015 · One Click Away: AI Tutoring with Khanmigo in a Two-Year School Experiment (2026)RCTK26 supports
ATTN-001 · Ill Communication: Technology, distraction & student performance (2016)quasi/DiDK11 supports
ATTN-005 · Evidence for and against banning mobile phones in schools: A scoping review (2024)positionK11 limits
ATTN-006 · The Impact of Banning Mobile Phones in Swedish Secondary Schools (2019 (IFN WP 1288); publicerad Economics of Education Review 2020)quasi/DiDK11 challenges
ATTN-007 · Smartphone Bans, Student Outcomes and Mental Health (2024 (NHH SAM 01/24); JHR early view 2026)quasi/DiDK14 supports
DI-001 · Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work: An Analysis of the Failure of Constructivist, Discovery, Problem-Based, Experiential, and Inquiry-Based Teaching (2006)positionunlinked
DI-003 · Principles of Instruction: Research-Based Strategies That All Teachers Should Know (2012 (artikel; baserad på IAE/UNESCO Educational Practices Series-21, 2010))positionunlinked
DIG-001 · Hur påverkas studieprestationer i skolan av en dator per elev? (2019)quasi/DiDK02 supports
DIG-003 · Kunskapssammanställning om användning av digitala enheter i skolan och fritidshemmet (bilaga till delredovisning U2024/01728) (2025)myndighetK02 supports
DIG-006 · Students, digital devices and success (2024)myndighetK02 limits
DIG-007 · ICILS 2023 — digital kompetens hos elever i årskurs 8 (Resultat i korthet + huvudrapport) (2024 (huvudrapport); kortversion uppdaterad 2026)myndighetK02 supports
DIG-008 · Svenska 15-åringars användning av digitala verktyg — Nordiska jämförelser utifrån PISA 2022 (2024)myndighetK02 limits
FB-001 · The Power of Feedback (2007)positionK08 supports
FB-002 · Assessment and Classroom Learning (+ populärsammanfattning Inside the Black Box) (1998)positionK08 supports
HAND-004 · The Importance of Cursive Handwriting Over Typewriting for Learning in the Classroom: A High-Density EEG Study of 12-Year-Old Children and Young Adults (2020)RCTK03 limits
KNOW-001 · Effect of Prior Knowledge on Good and Poor Readers' Memory of Text (1988)RCTunlinked
KNOW-004 · Läsförståelse och undervisning om lässtrategier (2019)myndighetunlinked
MEDIA-001 · Don't throw away your printed books: A meta-analysis on the effects of reading media on reading comprehension (2018)metaC3 supports
MEDIA-002 · Reading from paper compared to screens: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2019)metaC3 supports
MEDIA-003 · Reading linear texts on paper versus computer screen: Effects on reading comprehension (2013)RCTC3 supports
MEDIA-004 · The smell of paper or the shine of a screen? Students’ reading comprehension, text processing, and attitudes when reading on paper and screen (2024)quasi/DiDC3 supports
MEDIA-005 · Reading comprehension on handheld devices versus on paper: A narrative review and meta-analysis of the medium effect and its moderators (2024 (preprint manuscript 2023; publicerad Journal of Educational Psychology 116(2), 153–172))metaC3 limits, C3 supports
MEDIA-014 · Ink and pixels: Impact of highlighting and reading self-efficacy on adolescents' cognitive load, epistemic emotions, and text comprehension (2025)RCTC3 limits, C3 supports
MEM-001 · Understanding Working Memory: A Classroom Guide (2007/2008 (Harcourt Assessment booklet; följer Sage-boken 2008))positionK07 supports
MEM-004 · Desirable Difficulties in Theory and Practice (2020 (kommentar till specialnummer; begreppet myntat 1994))positionC0 limits, K07 supports
MEM-005 · Is Working Memory Training Effective? A Meta-Analytic Review (2013 (Online First 2012))metaK07 supports
READ-006 · Studier av läsrelaterade språkliga förmågor i förskola och läsutveckling i grundskola (2022)quasi/DiDK05 supports
READ-007 · Leder Läslyftet till bättre skolresultat? Effekter på den läs- och skrivutvecklande undervisningen och elevernas resultat (2024)quasi/DiDK05 supports
SE-004 · Digitala verktyg i undervisningen — Matematik och teknik i årskurs 7–9 (2019)myndighetK09 supports
SE-006 · PISA 2022 — 15-åringars kunskaper i läsförståelse, matematik och naturvetenskap (Sverige) (2023)myndighetK09 supports
SE-007 · Ett nationellt mobilförbud i de obligatoriska skolformerna och fritidshemmet (Ds 2025:9) (2025)myndighetK18 supports