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Yan Wanxin
Section
Graduate School of Education
Job title
Assistant Professor
Degree
  • doctor (Tohoku University)

  • master (Tohoku University)

  • bachelor

e-Rad No.
10938468

Committee Memberships 1

  • Guest editor https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jintelligence/special_issues/VU8N9776K4

Professional Memberships 4

  • Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia

  • 大学教育学会

  • 異文化間教育学会

  • 日本教育工学会

Research Interests 5

  • Student-GenAI collaboration

  • AI×教育

  • Self-regulated learning

  • 高等教育の国際化

  • 留学生教育

Research Areas 2

  • Humanities & social sciences / Educational technology /

  • Humanities & social sciences / Tertiary education /

Papers 12

  1. From cognitive outsourcing to reallocation: A 3P analysis of student–generative AI engagement in unsupervised assessments Peer-reviewed

    Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 2026/07

  2. How motivation and roles influence metacognitive engagement in student-GenAI interaction Peer-reviewed

    Yiran Cui, Wanxin Yan, Thomas K. F. Chiu, Taira Nakajima

    International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education 23 (1) 2026/07/01

    Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

    DOI: 10.1186/s41239-026-00610-z  

    eISSN: 2365-9440

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    Abstract Understanding how students cognitively engage with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has become a pressing concern in educational technology research. This study investigated how motivational orientations and GenAI role perceptions are associated with the quality and structure of metacognitive engagement in authentic student-GenAI dialogues. Using purposive sampling, 24 Chinese undergraduates drawn from 20 academic disciplines participated in individual retrospective interviews. They narrated the context and reasoning behind 120 authentic GenAI interaction logs comprising 688 messages in total, of which 344 were student-initiated. Our analyses reveal that intrinsically motivated students predominantly positioned GenAI as an instructor or collaborator, whereas extrinsically motivated students disproportionately treated it as a replacement tool. Intrinsic motivation was associated with significantly higher engagement in higher-order metacognitive dimensions (evaluation and elaboration), forming reflective-iterative co-occurrence networks, while extrinsic motivation produced task-completion-oriented patterns concentrated in lower-order processing. Our analyses further suggest that students who saw GenAI as a collaborator had a complete metacognitive chain (i.e., high engagement) and those who saw GenAI as a replacement tool exhibited no higher-order metacognitive connections. Overall, these findings suggest that the metacognitive consequences of GenAI use are neither uniform nor inherent to the technology. They are systematically conditioned by motivational orientations and perceived GenAI roles during interactions.

  3. Beyond tool use: Tracking the evolution of generative AI literacy among university students through a process-oriented investigation Peer-reviewed

    Wanxin Yan, Taira Nakajima, Ryo Sawada

    Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence 9 2025

  4. Benefits and Challenges of Collaboration between Students and Conversational Generative Artificial Intelligence in Programming Learning: An Empirical Case Study Peer-reviewed

    Wanxin Yan, Taira Nakajima, Ryo Sawada

    Education Sciences 14 (4) 433-433 2024/04/20

    Publisher: MDPI AG

    DOI: 10.3390/educsci14040433  

    eISSN: 2227-7102

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    The utilization of conversational generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) in learning is often seen as a double-edged sword that may lead to superficial learning. We designed and implemented a programming course focusing on collaboration between students and Gen AI. This study explores the dynamics of such collaboration, focusing on students’ communication strategies with Gen AI, perceived benefits, and challenges encountered. Data were collected from class observations, surveys, final reports, dialogues between students and Gen AI, and semi-structured in-depth interviews. The results showed that effective collaboration between students and Gen AI could enhance students’ meta-cognitive and self-regulated learning skills and positively impact human-to-human communication. This study further revealed the difficulties and individual differences in collaborating with Gen AI on complex learning tasks. Overall, collaborating with Gen AI as a learning partner, rather than just a tool, enables sustainable and independent learning, beyond specific learning tasks at a given time.

  5. High-Quality English-Medium Instruction Courses at Leading Japanese Universities: Learning Experiences of an International Graduate Student

    Wanxin Yan

    Annual Bulletin of Graduate School of Education 73 (1) 221-242 2024

  6. 専門科目授業における協働学習 ―留学生の視点からの課題と展望―

    閆琬新

    東北大学大学院教育学研究科研究年報 72 (1) 159-171 2023/12

  7. 在日留学生におけるアカデミックライティングへの支援に関する検討―大学院留学生への半構造化インタビュー調査から―

    閆琬新, 中島平

    東北大学大学院教育学研究科先端教育研究実践センター年報 23 13-25 2023/03

  8. 実践によって身につける知の東洋哲学を出発点とした検証可能な記述方法の検討 Peer-reviewed

    澤田亮, 閆琬新, 中島平

    教育情報学研究 22 107-116 2023

  9. New Trends in the Development of Talent Education in Japanese Elementary and Secondary Schools in the New Era Peer-reviewed

    Journal of World Education 2022

  10. 新入留学生はオンライン授業に関してどのような困難を認識しているのか-2名の中国人留学生のPAC分析から見えたもの- Peer-reviewed

    閆琬新, 李璐芸, 中島平

    PAC分析学会プログラム・論文集(第14回) 21-24 2021

  11. 在日の文系中国人留学生から見た大学専門教育の授業-PAC分析を通して見えるもの- Peer-reviewed

    閆琬新, 中島平

    教育情報学研究 (18) 1-21 2019/12

  12. 中国人学習者を対象としたイメージを活用した格助詞教材の作成と評価-場所を表す格助詞「に」「で」「を」を対象として- Peer-reviewed

    閆琬新, 中島平

    教育情報学研究 (16) 103-112 2017/12

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Presentations 17

  1. 大学生は生成AIに何を委ねるのか: ライティング課題における学習アプローチの質的検討

    Wanxin Yan, Yiran Cui, 中島平, Thomas Chiu, 小嶋秀樹

    大学教育学会第48回大会 2026

  2. そのAIの使い方、許せますか? —学生の実態調査に基づく倫理的検討とAI時代の授業課題の設計—

    田口真奈, YAN WANXIN, 中島平

    大学教育学会第48回大会 2026

  3. Tracing skill acquisition and attitude evolution among university students in a 16-week generative AI course. Invited

    2025 Taiwan Online Learning Summit. 2025

  4. Developing Generative AI Competencies in Higher Education: Investigating Student Engagement, Skill Acquisition, and Individual Differences

    Wanxin Yan, Taira Nakajima, Ryo Sawada

    HERDSA (Higher Education Research & Development) ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025 2025

  5. AI如何重塑大学课堂?教育模式的创新与AI素养的探索 Invited

    閆琬新

    山东大学/实验教学中心“智汇”实验坊 2025

  6. AIと共に進む高等教育~各種実践事例を通じて~ Invited

    中島平, 閆琬新

    NEW EDUCATION EXPO 2025 2025

  7. 生成AI活用の授業実践から見えてきた教員のAIに対する認識と授業形態の変化

    中島平, 閆琬新, 澤田亮

    日本教育工学会2024年秋季全国大会 2024

  8. Hidden academic failure: The course experience of international graduate students in Japan

    The 3rd IAFOR International Conference on Arts & Humanities in Hawaii. 2024

  9. 大学プログラミング授業における教員と生成AIによるチームティーチングの実践

    澤田亮、閆琬新、中島平

    日本教育工学会研究報告集 2024

  10. Beyond Language Proficiency: Enhancing Quality in English-Medium Instruction Courses at Japanese Universities

    Yan Wanxin

    The Asian Conference on Education & International Development (ACEID2024) 2024

  11. Improving Strategies for Academic Writing for International Students in Japan from Graduate Students' Experiences

    Yan Wanxin

    Hegemonism and Education for Sustainability The Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong 2023/06

  12. 日本のリーディング大学における質の高いEMIコースへの探求-大学院留学生の学習体験に関するケーススタディ-

    閆琬新

    第44回異文化間教育学会大学 2023/06

  13. 生成AIとの効果的な対話を学ぶ

    中島平、閆琬新、澤田亮

    日本教育工学会2023年秋季全国大会 2023

  14. 在日留学生によるアカデミックライティング体験に関する検討

    閆琬新

    第43回異文化間教育学会大学 2022/06

  15. The Course Experience of Chinese International Students at Japanese Universities:A Comparison between Science Students and Humanities Students

    Yan Wanxin

    Revisiting Collaboration and Human Connections in Education and Research The Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong 2022/05

  16. 専門教育の授業における中国人留学生の日本人教員及び日本人学生との相互作用-中国人留学生の満足度調査から見えたもの-

    閆琬新

    第42回異文化間教育学会・第30回日本国際理解教育学会 2021/06

  17. Impression of Japanese Universities' s Specialized Courses Among Chinese Overseas Students: The Outcome of A PAC Analysis

    Yan Wanxin

    The Asian Conference on Education(ACE)2019 2019

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Research Projects 8

  1. 対話型生成AIとのTeamTeachingに着目した、深層的学びを身につけるための授業開発

    中島 平, YAN WANXIN, 澤田 亮

    Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

    System: 科学研究費助成事業

    Category: 基盤研究(C)

    Institution: 東北大学

    2024/04/01 - 2027/03/31

  2. 課題はどこまでAIに任せていいのかー日中大学生の倫理的葛藤の実態と形成要因ー

    Offer Organization: 東北大学大学院教育学研究科・先端教育研究実践センター プロジェクト型研究

    2026 - 2027

  3. 持続可能な生涯学習に向けた生成AIを活用した深層学習者育成のための実践モデルの構築

    Offer Organization: 東北大学

    System: SOKAP-Seeds

    2024 - 2027

  4. ⽇中の若⼿社会科学系研究者における国際発信の実 践と意識の⽐較‐個⼈要因、研究スタイル、⽀援体制に着⽬して

    Offer Organization: 東北大学

    System: 若⼿研究者アンサンブルグラント

    2025 - 2026

  5. 在日留学生支援を目的とした大学専門科目の授業体験の調査

    YAN WANXIN

    Offer Organization: 日本学術振興会

    System: 科学研究費助成事業

    Category: 若手研究

    Institution: 東北大学

    2022/04/01 - 2025/03/31

  6. AIと次世代技術を活用した教育イノベーション

    Offer Organization: JST国立研究開発法人科学技術振興機構

    System: 国際青少年サイエンス交流事業(さくらサイエンスプログラム)さくら招へいプログラム

    2024 - 2025

  7. 高等教育における生成AIの認識と受容に関する研究 ―教員と学生インタビューによる実証的調査―

    Offer Organization: 東北大学大学院教育学研究科・先端教育研究実践センター

    System: プロジェクト研究

    2024 - 2025

  8. 在日留学生におけるアカデミックライティングへの支援に関する検討 -大学院留学生への半構造化インタビュー調査から-

    Offer Organization: 東北大学大学院教育学研究科・先端教育研究実践センター

    System: プロジェクト研究

    2022 - 2023

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Teaching Experience 1

  1. 学問論演習

Academic Activities 8

  1. 研究論文査読: Frontiers in Education (JCR Q1; IF: 2.6)

  2. 研究論文査読: Technology, Knowledge and Learning (JCR Q1; IF: 4.2)

  3. 研究論文査読: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications (JCR Q1; IF: 4.8)

  4. 研究論文査読:Computer Applications in Engineering Education (JCR Q2; IF 2.7)

  5. 研究論文査読:Behavioral Sciences (JCR Q1; IF: 3.2)

  6. 研究論文査読:BMC Psychology (JCR Q1; IF: 4.6)

  7. 研究論文査読:npj science of learning (JCR Q1; IF: 4.3)

  8. 研究論文査読:Computers & Education Open (JCR Q1; IF: 12.3; CiteScore 16.9)

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