en Educational Studies پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#339966;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:2;"><b>Objective:</b> The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of AI-based innovative mathematics instruction on learning self-regulation and problem-solving thinking among sixth-grade students at the Atomic Energy School in Bushehr.<br> <b>Methods</b>: This applied study employed a quasi-experimental pretest&ndash;posttest design with a control group. The statistical population consisted of all sixth-grade elementary school students at the Atomic Energy Elementary School in Bushehr during the 2025&ndash;2026 academic year (1404&ndash;1405). Using convenience sampling and based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 30 students were selected and randomly assigned to two groups &mdash; an experimental group and a control group, with 15 students in each. The educational intervention was implemented in six group-based sessions, each lasting 60&ndash;75 minutes, under teacher guidance and with controlled use of artificial intelligence.<br> <b>Results</b>: The findings showed that the adjusted mean of learning self-regulation in the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group. Therefore, after controlling for pretest scores, AI-based innovative mathematics instruction significantly improved students&#39; learning self-regulation. Furthermore, the adjusted mean of problem-solving thinking in the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group, indicating that the educational intervention significantly enhanced the problem-solving thinking of sixth-grade students.<br> <b>Conclusions</b>: Based on the findings, it can be concluded that AI-based innovative mathematics instruction, when implemented purposefully, systematically, and under teacher guidance, has considerable potential to simultaneously enhance learning self-regulation and problem-solving thinking among elementary school students.</span></span></span></span></div> AI-Based Innovative Mathematics Instruction, Learning Self-Regulation, Problem-Solving Thinking 0 0 http://ijer.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-662-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Zakieh Amirpur z.amirpur@gmail.com 10031947532846005821 0009-0004-4277-3076 Yes Department of Educational Sciences, Bu.C., Islamic Azad University, Bushehr, Iran