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Rachel Van_Campenhout, VitalSource, United StatesMichelle Clark, VitalSource, United States
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Despite the prevalence of AI tools, research is still emerging on how students perceive them and use them in their studies. Faculty teaching three courses at Iowa State University used AI-generated practice alongside the etextbook as a low-stakes homework assignment. While prior research on this practice has found it effective for learning, it was important to better understand how students perceive and use AI generally, in addition to this specific tool. In this investigation, 234 students across three courses responded to end-of-semester survey to capture their course perceptions, general comfort and trust levels with AI, frequency of use, types of use, and perceptions of the AI-generated questions more specifically. Survey findings suggest that student usage and attitudes toward AI remains varied. While a small portion of learners appear comfortable integrating AI tools into their studies, many remain infrequent users of such technology, with the most frequent use for AI being spelling and grammar support. It is key for those in higher education and educational technology alike to keep in mind that the ease of access and pervasiveness of AI tools does not equate to ubiquitous student use, mastery, or sophisticated learning strategies. In light of these survey findings, the need for effective AI tools for classroom implementation as well as general AI literacy strategies for teaching and learning are discussed.
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Conference: IICE2026Stream: Design
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Van_Campenhout R., & Clark M. (2026) Student Attitudes and Perceptions of AI and AI-Generated Practice in the Classroom ISSN: 2189-1036 – The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Hawaii 2026 Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 243-252) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2026.23
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2189-1036.2026.23
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