The Potential of Artificial Intelligence in Education

Supporting Educational Transformation for Learners and Educators

Abstract

The advent of text-generating artificial intelligence (AI) started a new era in education, offering transformative possibilities for both learners and educators. This article explores the potential of AI in education, its constructive applications in classrooms, and the necessary changes that must occur in higher education institutions and schools to integrate AI into learning processes. The paper explores potential benefits, challenges, and the importance of teacher-student collaboration in an AI-enhanced educational landscape. To address this, the paper discusses a multi-method comparative study focusing on students’ and pupils’ attitudes and preferences toward text-generating AI in classrooms and lecture halls.¹ The study was implemented in two university courses and high school classes. A particular interest lies in data showing similarities and differences between pupils’ and students’ experiences with and attitudes towards textgenerating AI. The study uses semi-qualitative and quantitative interviews through written feedback forms. It analyzes the experiences and attitudes closely and in detail, thus investigating how pupils and students use AI in educational contexts and how they reflect their experiences. The paper also discusses how the results can be constructively implemented to improve future options for integrating AI tools in the higher education and school sectors.

¹ In the following, the term “pupils” always refers to pupils in grades 9, 10 and 11. The term
“students” always refers to students at a university.