Floor Raiser or Ceiling Limiter? Differential Storytelling Outcomes with a Child-Centric GenAI System Across Individual Differences (opens in new tab)

Generative AI (GenAI) holds promise for democratizing creative literacy, yet whether it benefits all children equally remains unclear. Using a child-centric GenAI storytelling system for children aged 7-12, we conducted a mixed-methods within-subjects experiment (N = 40, Grades 2-6) comparing GenAI-assisted and traditional storyboard conditions. Three findings emerged. First, the GenAI-assisted condition was associated with a floor-raising conve...