Exploring the Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Learning and Decision-Making in Engineering Students

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Journal of Engineering Education Transformations

Publication Date

9-1-2025

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) adoption is rapidly increasing in several domains, and education is not an exception. One important breakthrough is the application of AI tools to teaching and learning activities that has shown great promise. They can serve as resources for students to use for a variety of academic purposes and decisions. As AI software, such as intelligent tutoring systems, chatbots, and learning boards driven by data, becomes pervasive within schools and universities, students are being given a more individualized, flexible, and responsive learning experience. The use of AI in engineering programs has its own advantages and disadvantages. Artificial intelligence technologies meet numerous roles in education. The growing use of AI in education and research has also led to ethical debate and ways to address it. The AI systems in this study are in dialogue with students and monitor student interactions, and collect such monitoring data. The findings reveal that users find AI useful for the understanding of new concepts, user-adaptive learning, and assistance in decision-making, but challenges regarding dependence, privacy, memory, and ethics persist. These potential negatives just highlight the need for moderation in terms of ethics, some teacher oversight on these types of programs, and keeping tabs on them. This study contributes to our understanding of how students use AI, giving important indications on what we should aim for in promoting responsible and effective use of AI in engineering education.

ISSN

2349-2473

Publisher

Rajarambapu Institute of Technology

Volume

39

Issue

Special Issue 1

First Page

44

Last Page

51

Disciplines

Computer Sciences

Keywords

Artificial Intelligence, Decision Making, Education, Engineering Students, Learning

Scopus ID

105016869186

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series

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