University students describe how they adopt AI for writing and research in a general education course
University of California, Irvine · Irvine University
Abstract
University students have begun to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in many different ways in their undergraduate education, some beneficial to their learning, and some simply expedient to completing assignments with as little work as possible. This exploratory qualitative study examines how undergraduate students used AI in a large General Education course on sustainability and technology at a research university in the United States in 2023. Thirty-nine students documented their use of AI in their final course project, which involved analyzing conceptual networks connecting core sustainability concepts. Through iterative qualitative coding, we identified key patterns in students' AI use, including…
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- Skepticism
- Computer science
- Mathematics education
- Higher education
- Psychology
- Epistemology
- Quality Education