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Learning with agency: Teacher-reviewed generative AI action-analysis materials for university dance training: action understanding, body awareness, feedback uptake, and revised performance

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Evidence and context

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Abstract Introduction University dance training requires beginners to translate demonstration, verbal correction, and bodily sensation into revised movement attempts. This study examined whether teacher-reviewed generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) action-analysis materials were associated with stronger action-unit learning than conventional teacher text cues in a university dance course. Methods A within-student crossover quasi-experimental design included 143 valid students and 827 valid action-unit records across six dance actions. Each student encountered both material conditions on different action units. The primary outcome was teacher-rated revised training quality after feedback, while process variables included action understanding, immediate body awareness, and feedback adoption. Two teachers independently scored each action-unit performance. Mixed-effects and repeated-measures ordinal models were used to account for repeated action-unit records. Results Teacher-reviewed GenAI action-analysis materials were associated with higher revised training quality than conventional teacher text cues (estimate = 5.09, 95% CI [4.14, 6.03]), higher action understanding (estimate = 1.97, 95% CI [1.62, 2.32]), and higher immediate body awareness (estimate = 0.36, 95% CI [0.28, 0.43]). A long-format phase-by-material sensitivity model also showed a larger initial-to-revised change under the GenAI condition (interaction = 1.68, 95% CI [1.01, 2.34]). In the process model, initial performance had the largest standardized coefficient, while action understanding, immediate body awareness, and feedback adoption remained positive predictors of revised training quality. Discussion Teacher-reviewed GenAI action-analysis materials were associated with stronger revised performance and more favorable learning-process indicators than conventional teacher text cues. The findings suggest that GenAI-supported action analysis may be useful when incorporated into teacher-mediated dance instruction, particularly as a structured aid for interpreting feedback and refining movement attempts. Keywords: action understanding, dance education, feedback adoption, generative artificial intelligence, higher education, immediate body awareness, mixed-effects model, motor learning

What kind of evidence is this?

Supporting AI learning science · Comparative / pre-post study reported

Stage: Higher education. Screening labels describe reported context and study-design language. They are not a risk-of-bias rating or proof of effectiveness for an age band.

Study methods · source passage

The study used a within-student crossover quasi-experimental design in a university dance course. Counterbalanced sequence assignment was documented within each class in the classroom analytic records. Sequence A included 72 students and Sequence B included 71 students. In sequence A, teacher-reviewed GenAI action-analysis materials were used for Actions 1, 3, and 5 and conventional teacher text cues for Actions 2, 4, and 6; sequence B used the reverse assignment. Because no separate randomization log was retained, sequence assignment is described as counterbalanced rather than randomized. All students completed the same six action units: chest-waist extension, chest contraction-extension transition, side waist stretch, torso rotation, tendu and weight transfer, and arm pathway and trunk coordination (Figure 1). The schematic clarifies the movement scope of the dataset: the selected actions included trunk extension, trunk rotation, side-line control, lower-limb pathway and weight transfer, and arm-trunk coordination. This range allowed the analysis to compare material conditions across different action structures. Each student encountered both material conditions across the course, and each action included records from both material conditions.

Design the system before the pilot

Use this study to inform a learning mechanism or implementation question. It is not direct evidence that autonomous agents improve learning. Keep the proposed agent behavior separate from what the source actually tested.

  • Give feedback on the learner’s reasoning, then fade hints. Record whether the learner can complete the next task without that scaffold.

A 90-day district pilot

  1. Days 1–15 · Appraise. Have the curriculum lead and a teacher read the methods and limitations. Record the study design, sample, comparator, outcomes and evidence gaps. Define a local question that the study can help inform.
  2. Days 16–30 · Design. Choose one disciplinary task. Require a first attempt, a documented AI consultation, a critique of the output and an independent explanation. Align the comparison group and scoring rubric with the same objective. Name an accountable owner and set the baseline, success threshold and budget before implementation.
  3. Days 31–60 · Test. Start with a small voluntary cohort, preserve an accessible non-AI route and require teacher review. Use synthetic or de-identified examples; approve data handling and tool terms through district processes.
  4. Days 61–90 · Decide. Blind-score reasoning and accuracy on a new task without AI. Distinguish model examination scores, student perceptions and actual learner gains; only the last directly tests educational benefit. Compare with baseline, document uncertainty and stop or revise if learning worsens, access is unequal or critical errors persist.

The board decision brief

Report the learning problem, evidence quality, participating population, total cost including review time, measured benefit, errors, access differences and remaining uncertainties. Make a dated recommendation to stop, revise or expand. A positive perception survey alone does not establish learning improvement.

Attribution and reuse

Tianhang Qi. Teacher-reviewed generative AI action-analysis materials for university dance training: action understanding, body awareness, feedback uptake, and revised performance. Frontiers in Psychology (2026-09-14). https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1929537

Companion prepared 2026-10-30. Original authorship and DOI are preserved. The abstract is an attributed source extract; the implementation plan is new AI-assisted editorial material, offered under the same CC BY 4.0 license. This guide has not undergone independent peer review.