The Role of Students’ Help-seeking Profiles in the AI-assisted Game-based Learning

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the impact of students' help-seeking profiles on their seeking help from AI in a digital game-based learning environment. The study involved 102 middle school students who played online game and sought help from ChatGPT while solving physics problems. The results revealed that students' help- seeking profiles such as instrumental help-seeking were related to their help-seeking behavior in the game. The findings highlight the importance of considering individual differences, such as help-seeking profiles in designing AI-assisted learning environments to better support students' learning and help-seeking behavior.