Behaviour of students in using Artificial Intelligence for educational purposes

Castillo, Wendell and Vicencio, Elena and Tumacder, Jenny Rose and Arriesgado, Riza and Santiago, Patrick Neil and Arayon, Dawn Marilet M (2025) Behaviour of students in using Artificial Intelligence for educational purposes. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 26 (3). pp. 1043-1048. ISSN 258-19615

This research studies the behavior and readiness of undergraduate students in utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) tools for academic purposes at Isabela State University. Using a structured survey with 487 respondents, the study explores four key indicators: familiarity with AI, frequency of use, perceived benefit, and comfort with institutional monitoring. Results show that students possess moderate to high familiarity with AI technologies (mean = 3.80), yet frequency of use remains lower (mean = 2.81), indicating a gap between awareness and application. Perceived benefit of AI tools was generally positive (mean = 3.45), while comfort with monitoring lagged (mean = 3.21), suggesting trust and privacy concerns. Correlation analysis revealed strong relationships between frequency of use and perceived benefit (r = 0.69), and between familiarity and use (r = 0.62). Additional analysis showed a progressive increase in all three variables as AI usage frequency rose. These findings underscore the importance of integrating ethical AI training, user-centered exposure, and data privacy policies into educational frameworks to foster responsible and effective AI adoption in academic contexts.