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A new survey from education technology company Instructure found that artificial intelligence is already widely used by students and educators, while parents remain concerned about the technology’s impact on learning and academic integrity.
The survey of 1,125 U.S. respondents found that 90% of higher education students use AI in class at least occasionally, followed by 68% of K-12 educators and 61% of higher education educators. About 73% of parents also said their children used A.I. at least occasionally.
“The conversation has moved beyond whether AI belongs in education,” said Melissa Loble, chief learning officer at Instructure, in the report. “Students, educators and families are already navigating it. The work now is helping institutions build the insight, support and guardrails to use AI in responsible, human-centered ways that strengthen learning.”
Parents recognized potential benefits such as personalized learning and better access to educational resources, while still expressing concerns about students becoming too reliant on the technology and losing critical thinking skills. Educators reported wanting more training, clearer policies and ongoing professional development related to A.I.
“Teaching responsible A.I. use and building critical AI literacy ranked first or second among respondents’ expectations for schools,” the report said. In higher education, only 39% of educators and 28% of students favored restricting use, compared with 33% of educators and 30% of parents in K-12.
“People want clearer guidance on where AI can support learning, where it may create risk and when learners need to rely on their own judgment,” the report said.
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