Research
We study how people engage with AI tools, classifying each turn of a conversation into one of 8 engagement modes, grouped into three tiers (Passivity, Partnership and Agency) for teaching rather than ranking.
The AI Engagement Model
The theory start to finish: the mechanism, the five layers, the eight modes, and how to use it on your own work.
What We're Finding
Results from our working-adult and student samples, with the preprint and every number's source.
How the Score Works
The six scoring components, their weights, and what the score does not measure.
Rubric Theory
How the grading rubrics are derived: theory, methodology, and expertise calibration.
Research Foundations
Cognitive-science evidence behind the 8 engagement modes — 20+ peer-reviewed citations on cognitive offloading, metacognition, and learning.
Pedagogy
Eight educational-psychology theories driving chapter structure, assignment design, and measurement — Sweller, Kalyuga, Bjork, Collins, Schön, Mayer, and more.
Publications
Journal articles, conference papers, and working papers.
Team
Current and former research assistants.