Breaking March 2026 — Purdue University: GenAI users scored significantly lower on metacognitive self-regulation. "AI tools may be creating a generation of cognitively dependent learners." Read the finding →
Latest Research New

Ultra-Recent Findings — Sept 2025 to Mar 2026

The most current evidence on AI in education, including the landmark Purdue metacognitive laziness study, new data on student wellbeing, and updated guidance from UNESCO and the White House Office of Science. Essential reading before any school AI policy decision in 2026.

⚠ Purdue — Metacognitive Laziness (Mar 2026) UNESCO — AI Education Framework (2025) White House OSTP Guidance Student Wellbeing & AI Dependency K–12 Policy Implementation Review
GenAI Era

Post-ChatGPT Research — 2024 to 2025

Six papers responding directly to the GenAI inflection point: studies on AI literacy frameworks updated for LLMs, K–12 ethics education models, teacher professional development needs, and audit frameworks for schools adopting AI tools. The evidence base schools should cite when building policy.

AI Literacy in the LLM Era K–12 Ethics Education Models Teacher PD Needs Assessment School AI Audit Frameworks Algorithmic Bias in Classrooms
Foundational

Core AI Literacy Research — 2020 to 2023

The five foundational papers that established the conceptual vocabulary of AI literacy in K–12 education. Includes the definitive Long & Magerko AI literacy competency framework, the UNESCO guidance that shaped national policies, and key classroom-level empirical studies pre-ChatGPT. The bedrock for any serious AI governance programme.

Long & Magerko — AI Literacy Framework (2020) UNESCO Global Education Report ISTE AI Standards Holmes et al. — Classroom AI Critical Algorithmic Literacy
How These Collections Support the AIP Programme

Each research collection maps to specific phases of the Togno AI in Practice programme. Foundational papers underpin the policy framework and governance model. GenAI era research informs the professional development curriculum and teacher coaching. The ultra-recent collection is cited in the SARDC diagnostic instrument and in client presentations where up-to-date evidence is critical to stakeholder buy-in.