大学生用AI解题却跳过思考,研究揭示其使用习惯与教学应对策略。
Scaffold or Crutch? Examining College Students' Use and Views of Generative AI Tools for STEM Education
- 通过调研40名学生和28位教师,分析AI工具在理工科课程中的实际使用方式。
- 超半数学生直接输入题目让AI给出答案,削弱了自主解题能力培养。
- 建议设计能引导思考的AI工具,并制定合理使用规范以提升学习效果。
培养问题解决能力是科学、技术、工程与数学(STEM)教育的核心目标,但如何有效开展问题解决教学与评估仍是重大挑战。生成式人工智能(genAI)工具如ChatGPT在高等教育中的普及,带来了新的思考:这些工具如何助力或阻碍学生发展STEM问题解决能力?本研究通过对来自美国多所高校的40名理工科学生及28名教师进行调查,探讨学生在学业中使用genAI工具的原因与方式,重点关注其对问题解决的支持作用。研究发现,学生普遍采用genAI工具获取解释、拓展主题、总结阅读材料及解答习题,主要动机是节省时间。超过一半的学生会直接输入问题让AI生成答案,可能绕过了自身的思考过程。尽管采纳率高,但当前使用方式大多未能有效提升学生的自主问题解决能力。研究还分析了学生与教师对genAI工具在教学中潜在收益与风险的看法,为指导学生合理使用AI工具、设计促进问题解决能力发展的AI辅助系统提供了依据。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
Developing problem-solving competency is central to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, yet translating this priority into effective approaches to problem-solving instruction and assessment remain a significant challenge. The recent proliferation of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) tools like ChatGPT in higher education introduces new considerations about how these tools can help or hinder students' development of STEM problem-solving competency. Our research examines these considerations by studying how and why college students use genAI tools in their STEM coursework, focusing on their problem-solving support. We surveyed 40 STEM college students from diverse U.S. institutions and 28 STEM faculty to understand instructor perspectives on effective genAI tool use and guidance in STEM courses. Our findings reveal high adoption rates and diverse applications of genAI tools among STEM students. The most common use cases include finding explanations, exploring related topics, summarizing readings, and helping with problem-set questions. The primary motivation for using genAI tools was to save time. Moreover, over half of student participants reported simply inputting problems for AI to generate solutions, potentially bypassing their own problem-solving processes. These findings indicate that despite high adoption rates, students' current approaches to utilizing genAI tools often fall short in enhancing their own STEM problem-solving competencies. The study also explored students' and STEM instructors' perceptions of the benefits and risks associated with using genAI tools in STEM education. Our findings provide insights into how to guide students on appropriate genAI use in STEM courses and how to design genAI-based tools to foster students' problem-solving competency.
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