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Examining AI Tool Dependency and Critical Thinking Competency Development in Competency-Based Education investigates a pattern hiding in plain sight in AI-integrated classrooms: students performing at full competency when AI is available, then struggling on the same material without it. Grounded in cognitive load theory, this doctoral research traces that gap back to its root cause and proposes a practical, phased set of interventions institutions can use to close it, without giving up the real benefits of AI in education.
Examining AI Tool Dependency and Critical Thinking Competency Development in Competency-Based Education investigates a pattern hiding in plain sight in AI-integrated classrooms: students performing at full competency when AI is available, then struggling on the same material without it. Grounded in cognitive load theory, this doctoral research traces that gap back to its root cause and proposes a practical, phased set of interventions institutions can use to close it, without giving up the real benefits of AI in education.