Artificial Intelligence in Education Psychological Social Cognitive and Pedagogical Implications for Student Learning
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47067/ramss.v8i4.591Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence, Student Learning, Psychological Impact, Social Interaction, Cognitive Development, Pedagogical Implications, Higher EducationAbstract
During the past forty years, worldwide economies and organizations are much focusing on maximize the level of happiness or well-being of their citizens. UN agenda of sustainable development (SD) for 2030 This paper has discussed the psychological, social, cognitive, and pedagogical implication of artificial intelligence (AI) on student learning in higher education. The sample size of 120 students with the simple random sampling method was used to gather the data using a descriptive research design. A questionnaire was designed that would help to get data about the courses of students using AI-based learning tools, their impacts on motivation, engagement, self-regulated learning, social interaction, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. The correlation, descriptive statistics, and ANOVA were used to analyze the data to examine the correlations between AI use and student learning outcomes. According to the findings, AI had a positive impact on students and boosted their psychological aspects such as motivation, engagement, and self-regulation and had beneficial effects on the social and cognitive elements, such as collaborative learning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Also, the study indicated a variation in the perceptions of the AI as a pedagogical tool depending on the academic level of students, as postgraduate students notified about the increased perceived benefit. The research concludes that AI is an assistive technology to enhance the learning results of students when implemented creatively, and it is necessary to rely on balanced utilization as well as human-centered pedagogy. These conclusions can be applied to educators, policymakers, and institutions that need to maximize the use of AI in education.
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