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| author | Gerard, Juliana Singh, Sahajpreet Macleod, Morgan McKay, Michael Rivoire, Antoine Chakraborty, Tanmoy Singh, Muskaan |
| author_facet | Gerard, Juliana Singh, Sahajpreet Macleod, Morgan McKay, Michael Rivoire, Antoine Chakraborty, Tanmoy Singh, Muskaan |
| contents | This study investigates students' perceptions of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), with a focus on Higher Education institutions in Northern Ireland and India. We collect quantitative Likert ratings and qualitative comments from 1211 students on their awareness and perceptions of AI and investigate variations in attitudes toward AI across institutions and subject areas, as well as interactions between these variables with demographic variables (focusing on gender). We found the following: (a) while perceptions varied across institutions, responses for Computer Sciences students were similar, both in terms of topics and degree of positivity; and (b) after controlling for institution and subject area, we observed no effect of gender. These results are consistent with previous studies, which find that students' perceptions are predicted by prior experience; crucially, however, the results of this study contribute to the literature by identifying important interactions between key factors that can influence experience, revealing a more nuanced picture of students' perceptions and the role of experience. We consider the implications of these relations, and further considerations for the role of experience. |
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| spellingShingle | AI Across Borders: Exploring Perceptions and Interactions in Higher Education Gerard, Juliana Singh, Sahajpreet Macleod, Morgan McKay, Michael Rivoire, Antoine Chakraborty, Tanmoy Singh, Muskaan Computers and Society Human-Computer Interaction This study investigates students' perceptions of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), with a focus on Higher Education institutions in Northern Ireland and India. We collect quantitative Likert ratings and qualitative comments from 1211 students on their awareness and perceptions of AI and investigate variations in attitudes toward AI across institutions and subject areas, as well as interactions between these variables with demographic variables (focusing on gender). We found the following: (a) while perceptions varied across institutions, responses for Computer Sciences students were similar, both in terms of topics and degree of positivity; and (b) after controlling for institution and subject area, we observed no effect of gender. These results are consistent with previous studies, which find that students' perceptions are predicted by prior experience; crucially, however, the results of this study contribute to the literature by identifying important interactions between key factors that can influence experience, revealing a more nuanced picture of students' perceptions and the role of experience. We consider the implications of these relations, and further considerations for the role of experience. |
| title | AI Across Borders: Exploring Perceptions and Interactions in Higher Education |
| topic | Computers and Society Human-Computer Interaction |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.00017 |