ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION FROM THE STUDENTS' PERSPECTIVE: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW
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Artificial Intelligence, Systematic Literature Review, Students, Higher EducationAbstract
This study examines the influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools on university students' learning, considering major technological advances and changes in the way we learn. The objective of this research is to conduct a systematic literature review (SLR) to investigate the use of AI tools in universities, answering four research questions (RQs): RQ1 - How is AI used by higher education students? RQ2 - Which AI tools are used by university students in learning? RQ3 - What are the challenges faced by students in using AI within universities? RQ4 - Can AI be a problem by making students dependent on this mechanism? The analysis showed that there are different ways of using AI in higher education (RQ1), such as: writing support, research development support, among others. The predominant tool used by students was ChatGPT (RQ2). Regarding the challenges faced by students when using AI (RQ3), concerns were reported, such as lack of institutional guidelines, difficulty in trusting the results produced by AI, and risk of ethical problems. Regarding the risk of dependence on AI (QP4), the difficulty in developing critical reasoning and the lack of development of creativity and autonomy stand out.
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