Overreliance on Artificial Intelligence in Education and Its Effects on Students’ Creativity and Analytical Abilities
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.47067/ramss.v8i4.655Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence in Education, AI Overreliance, Creativity, Analytical Skills, Student Learning Behavior, Cognitive Development, Higher-Order Thinking Skills, Educational TechnologyAbstract
The present study investigates the overreliance on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education and its effects on students’ creativity and analytical abilities. The study used quantitative, descriptive and correlational research design. A simple random sampling was used to select a sample of 250 students from different disciplines of the university. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data which was analyzed using SPSS with correlation, multiple regression and ANOVA technique. The results showed that there is a strong positive correlation between students' reliance on AI and academic usage efficiency (r = 0.68, p < 0.01), suggesting that students are regularly using AI tools to improve their academic performance and task completion. However, when regression analysis was conducted, it was found that over-dependence on AI was negatively correlated with student's creativity (? = -0.52, P < 0.001), suggesting that overreliance on AI may have a negative impact on student creativity and innovative thinking. Moreover, the results of ANOVA showed that the students' analytical skills differed significantly according to their level of dependence on AI (F = 18.67, p < 0.001), suggesting that the more they rely on AI, the lower the analytical skills. While the study concludes that AI can improve academic effectiveness, it also says that overusing AI could lead to a negative impact on critical thinking abilities and creativity, among other things. It highlights the importance of using AI responsibly and equitably in education to foster student higher-order thinking skills.
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