The widespread popularity of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots has sparked debate within the scientific community, particularly regarding their impact on academic integrity among students. While several studies have examined AI's role in education, a significant gap remains concerning how AI chatbot usage affects students’ perceptions of academic integrity. This study aims to address this gap through rigorous quantitative techniques to explore the dynamics of student interactions with AI chatbots and assess whether this engagement diminishes academic integrity in higher education. Using a non-experimental design, the research investigates the causal relationship between AI chatbot usage and academic integrity, focusing on eight latent variables identified in the literature. A stratified sampling technique was employed to collect a representative sample of 594 participants via a 5-point Likert scale survey from four Southern Asian countries. The dataset underwent extensive statistical analysis using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) techniques. The findings establish significant links between motivations for using AI chatbots and a decline in academic integrity. The study identifies a behavioral link between academic integrity and pedagogical limitations, highlighting traditional classroom-based pedagogy as the most impactful factor influencing students’ motivation to engage with AI chatbots. This research not only quantitatively addresses ethical concerns related to AI in academia but also offers insights into user behavior by assigning distinct weights to post-usage behavioral factors, differentiating it from earlier studies that treated these factors equally.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-28DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100395
Tanja Held , Julia Mori
Crucial to understanding student motivation are different student characteristics such as academic self-concept or utility value, with previous research showing different patterns of these characteristics⸺motivation profiles⸺that can change over time. This study aimed to identify student motivation profiles and investigate changes between profiles using random intercept latent transition analysis during Grade 7 to 9. We included sub-dimensions of students’ perceived teacher support (perceived autonomy support, learning support, instructional design, teacher error management) to examine how they might be associated with changes between motivation profiles. Results revealed three motivation profiles with high stability over time. Moreover, students’ perceived teacher support predicted changes between motivation profiles. These findings may help address the specific needs of students and emphasize the role of teachers for students’ motivation development.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-25DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100394
Cristian Ramos-Vera , Miguel Basauri-Delgado , Yaquelin E. Calizaya-Milla , Jacksaint Saintila
The research was conducted with the aim of evaluating the direct and indirect effects of academic stress symptoms related to academic stressors, emotional exhaustion, and coping strategies in an academic context. The study had a cross-sectional predictive design, composed of 387 adolescents aged 13 to 17 years (M = 15.6, SD = 1.53, 56.8 % female) from different educational institutions in Lima, Peru. The results showed significant effects with a direct trend for each of the variables. In addition, academic stress symptoms had a stronger indirect effect on the relationship of academic stressors with emotional exhaustion (β = 0.392, p < .001), in contrast to the effect of academic stressors with coping strategies (β = 0.083, p < .05). It was also found by multigroup analysis that the proposed model was invariant as a function of sex. Therefore, it is concluded that adolescents who are exposed to greater academic stressors will perceive greater symptoms of academic stress, which in turn intensifies the occurrence of emotional exhaustion and the coping strategies. These results were equivalent in both men and women.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-22DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100393
Yating Lyu, Allen Thurston
Despite the considerable engagement of university teachers in educational research, there have been no systematic, evidence-based investigations into teacher research in higher education. Therefore, a systematic scoping review on peer-reviewed teacher research articles published in academic journals from 2010 to 2019 was conducted to explore the nature and scope of teacher research in higher education. The review searched studies from eight electronic databases, including British Education Index, Education Abstracts, Eric (subscription version), ProQuest Education Journals, Scopus, Taylor and Francis Online Journals, Web of Science and ScienceDirect. The initial search generated 627 studies published in 2010–2019. After initial screening and full-text screening, 275 articles met the final inclusion criteria of the review, based on which a quantitative descriptive analysis was produced. A key finding from the review is that a significant volume of teacher research has been published by university teachers from various disciplines. However, very little of it was underpinned by solid theoretical frameworks which was a deficiency in the available literature. There is a clear need for university teachers who develop careers as academics specialising in teaching and educational research to understand the criteria of sound theory and design that facilitate publication in top-tier journals.
尽管大学教师在教育研究中的参与度很高,但对高等教育中的教师研究还没有系统的、以证据为基础的调查。因此,我们对 2010 年至 2019 年学术期刊上发表的经同行评审的教师研究文章进行了系统的范围界定审查,以探索高等教育中教师研究的性质和范围。综述从八个电子数据库中检索了相关研究,包括 British Education Index、Education Abstracts、Eric(订阅版)、ProQuest Education Journals、Scopus、Taylor and Francis Online Journals、Web of Science 和 ScienceDirect。初步搜索结果为 2010-2019 年间发表的 627 项研究。经过初步筛选和全文筛选,275 篇文章符合综述的最终纳入标准,并在此基础上进行了定量描述性分析。综述的一个重要发现是,各学科的大学教师发表了大量的教师研究文章。然而,其中很少有坚实的理论框架作为支撑,这是现有文献的不足之处。显然,作为专门从事教学和教育研究的学者,大学教师有必要了解有助于在顶级期刊上发表论文的合理理论和设计标准。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-18DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100390
Kaoru Tamada , Eriko Jotaki , Naoko Tsukamoto , Shoko Sagara , Junko N. Kondo , Masao Mori , Miwako Waga , Sandra Brown
The status of gender equity at universities is often evaluated via statistical data such as the proportions of women faculty members and students. However, given that women are still a minority in decision-making positions while gender parity has been achieved in most countries for students, simply increasing the proportion of women alone is not enough to ensure a truly gender-neutral (gender bias-free) academic climate on campuses, i.e., continuous efforts are required to create an environment that promotes the active participation of women. In particular, when the environment for cutting-edge advanced research in STEM fields is considered, despite the necessity for a gender perspective in science and technology innovation, the establishment of a gender-neutral academic climate has yet to be achieved. To solve this problem, a new indicator that accurately and quantitatively reflects the status of the gender-neutral academic climate on campuses is urgently needed.
On the basis of this idea, this paper proposes a new method for quantitatively assessing the gender-neutral academic climate at each school/division/department of a university by analyzing scholarly output by gender. We created a bubble chart called the Academic Gender Equity Index (Academic_GEI), which consists of scholarly output and the proportion and absolute number of women faculty members, and used it as an indicator of human resource initiatives for gender equality within disciplines. We conducted a survey using this methodology in several countries (Japan/USA/EU). The Academic_GEI, along with other existing indicators, can be used to foster a gender-neutral academic climate for the next generation.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-13DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100391
Jeremy Ko , Chun Kai Leung , Boris L.F. Pun , Justin Wu , Wallace Leung , Ryan H.W. Leung , Harry F. Lee , Wai Kit Ming
This study examines the relative impact of conscientiousness and cultural capital on academic achievement among university students in Hong Kong, within the broader East Asian educational landscape. Focusing on objectified, embodied, and institutionalized forms of cultural capital, we use fixed-effect hierarchical regression analysis to assess their influence on students’ GPA, while controlling for academic effort, attitude, and socio-economic background. The findings reveal that objectified and embodied cultural capital have limited effects on academic success, indicating that traditional cultural assets such as classical literature or highbrow cultural practices play a minor role in this context. Conversely, institutionalized cultural capital, including recognized qualifications, shows a modest positive association with GPA, though its significance diminishes when other factors are considered. Most notably, the study underscores the dominant role of conscientiousness—reflected in students’ academic effort and attitude—as a stronger predictor of academic achievement. These results challenge conventional views on the primacy of cultural capital in education and advocate for policies that prioritize the cultivation of personal attributes like conscientiousness alongside cultural knowledge to enhance academic outcomes in East Asia.
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Pub Date : 2024-10-11DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100389
Mireya Zapata , Carlos Ramos-Galarza , Kevin Valencia-Aragón , Lidia Guachi
Learning mathematics is a challenge for many students, especially because of the traditionalist method with which its contents are taught. To a large extent, mathematics classes generate little motivation in students, so in this research, a novel technological method based on augmented reality is applied to improve the mathematics learning process, particularly the techniques of solving systems of linear equations. The research design used was a two-phase mixed sequential confirmatory type. The research worked with a sample of 65 students (, ; 58.5% female and 41.5% male). In the first phase, a quasi-experimental study was designed with an experimental group and a control group . The experimental group received a mathematics teaching and learning intervention based on augmented reality vs. the control group, which received a traditional educational process. The experimental group showed improvements in acquired knowledge and motivation compared to the control group students. In the qualitative phase, two focus groups were conducted with students from their respective groups. In the experimental group, the following categories were identified: interesting, fun, innovative, and entertaining. The control group identified the following categories: little attention, low interest in learning, tired knowledge, and lack of motivation. The results are discussed in relation to the need to generate educational processes that benefit mathematics learning.
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Pub Date : 2024-09-30DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100382
Simon Munk , Lisa Ziernwald , Jörg-Henrik Heine , Doris Holzberger
Contrary to theoretical assumptions, only weak relationships have emerged between feedback and reading literacy in non-experimental settings. Our study contributes to a better understanding of those weak relationships by shedding light on generalizability across specific student groups (different competence levels, multilingual learners) and contexts (countries). Using a meta-analytic approach, we analyzed the PISA 2018 dataset with data from 505,906 students from 75 countries. Our results indicate a weak overall relationship between feedback and reading literacy, an uneven distribution of feedback across competence levels, and heterogeneity across countries. In contrast, multilingual learners do not profit differently from feedback compared to their monolingual peers. Future research should focus on the mechanisms behind these differences.
{"title":"How generalizable is the relationship between feedback and reading literacy across different competence levels, multilingual learners, and countries? A meta-analytic approach","authors":"Simon Munk , Lisa Ziernwald , Jörg-Henrik Heine , Doris Holzberger","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100382","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100382","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Contrary to theoretical assumptions, only weak relationships have emerged between feedback and reading literacy in non-experimental settings. Our study contributes to a better understanding of those weak relationships by shedding light on generalizability across specific student groups (different competence levels, multilingual learners) and contexts (countries). Using a meta-analytic approach, we analyzed the PISA 2018 dataset with data from 505,906 students from 75 countries. Our results indicate a weak overall relationship between feedback and reading literacy, an uneven distribution of feedback across competence levels, and heterogeneity across countries. In contrast, multilingual learners do not profit differently from feedback compared to their monolingual peers. Future research should focus on the mechanisms behind these differences.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100382"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142357476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-25DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100388
Radu Bogdan Toma, Jairo Ortiz-Revilla, Ileana M. Greca
There is no standardized definition or measurement tool for sustainability competence, which hinders comparative research. This study addresses this gap by developing a new test based on the European reference framework GreenComp. The proposed instrument, consisting of eleven multiple-choice items, was validated through expert review and exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, showing strong construct validity and high internal consistency reliability. Applied to students aged 8 to 12, it revealed a prevalence of basic and anthropocentric perspectives on sustainability. This promising tool can assess sustainability competence in primary education and has the potential for use across European countries.
{"title":"Development and validation of a multiple-choice test for sustainability competence in primary school using the GreenComp framework","authors":"Radu Bogdan Toma, Jairo Ortiz-Revilla, Ileana M. Greca","doi":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100388","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100388","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There is no standardized definition or measurement tool for sustainability competence, which hinders comparative research. This study addresses this gap by developing a new test based on the European reference framework GreenComp. The proposed instrument, consisting of eleven multiple-choice items, was validated through expert review and exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, showing strong construct validity and high internal consistency reliability. Applied to students aged 8 to 12, it revealed a prevalence of basic and anthropocentric perspectives on sustainability. This promising tool can assess sustainability competence in primary education and has the potential for use across European countries.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73445,"journal":{"name":"International journal of educational research open","volume":"7 ","pages":"Article 100388"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142318815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-09-16DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedro.2024.100387
Maria Efstratopoulou , Maxwell Peprah Opoku , Christina Davison , Abdulrafi Jaffarul , Aalya Mesmar
A smart learning environment (SLE), which is the infusion of advanced technology and appropriate pedagogy, has been embraced by many countries as a useful step towards educational transformation. Consequently, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the SMART School Transformation Framework was designed and implemented to enhance students’ learning. However, studies on parental perception regarding the successful implementation of SLEs do not exist in the UAE and similar non-Western contexts. This cross-national study attempted to assess parents’ attitudes towards implementing smart learning in schools in the UAE. Parental attitude towards the smart learning scale was used for data collection from 2287 participants throughout the seven Emirates in the UAE. Exploratory factor analysis was used to explore the underlying factor structure of the study instrument. Subsequently, hierarchical regression, t-test and analysis of variances were calculated to develop an in-depth understanding of parental attitudes towards SLEs. Though participants were ambivalent in relation to attitudes towards smart learning, there were differences between them in terms of place of residence, gender and age. The need for policy makers to expedite public education on smart learning among parents, as well as other study implications, are discussed.
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