Year: 2025 | Month: March and June | Volume 14 | Issue 1and2
Perspectives on Generative AI in Higher Education: A Systematic Review of Students’ Perceptions, Adoption, Ethical Concerns, and Pedagogical Implications
Chandan Kumar Panda
DOI:10.46852/2249-6637.01.2025.5
Abstract:
In higher education there is a sea change with the introduction and adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). The
GenAI has immensely transformed the teaching-learning and academic evaluation in higher education. Although, in this entire
process, the students remain central context of adoption, co-operation and pedagogical usage of GenAI. There are rising body of
research on students’ perception, attitude and intention of GenAI in higher education, however, scholarly research work in this
area is uneven, in terms of theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches across discipline. This Systematic review work will
comprise of 120 research paper published between 2018 to 2025 provide students perception, attitude, AI adoption, ethical aspects.
The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) principles was used to identity, screened and
thematic analysis. The findings of this PRISMA analysis showed altogether five clusters -(a) students attitude and perceptions (b)
AI technology adoption and students behaviours (c) students self- pace learning and its outcome (d) ethical aspects and students
academic integrity (e) academic institutional and pedagogical implications. The findings show that GenAI is a supportive academic
interface, but doesn’t replacement of the human cognition, however there is a concern of ethical use and anxiety and also uncertainly of its acceptability under scrutiny of academicians. This review ultimately provides insights about GenAI in higher education’s acceptance theory, learning theory and ethical concern. This paper ultimately provide a dossier to the planner, policy maker, educators to frame policy for equitable, responsible and pedagogical integration of GenAI in higher education for making learning as joyfully events.
Highlights
- Students possess positive attitude towards GenAI, and it drives by its ease of use, usefulness, and trust.
- Use of GenAI creates ethical concerns and its responsible use.
- GenAI shows its immense pedagogical potentiality in self-regulated and autonomous learning.
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