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Application and theory gaps during the rise of artificial intelligence in education

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Chen, Xieling, Xie, Haoran, Zou, Di, Hwang, Gwo-Jen·2020·Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence

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Considering the increasing importance of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIEd) and the absence of a comprehensive review on it, this research aims to conduct a comprehensive and systematic review of influential AIEd studies. We analyzed 45 articles in terms of annual distribution, leading journals, institutions, countries/regions, the most frequently used terms, as well as theories and technologies adopted. We also evaluated definitions of AIEd from broad and narrow perspectives and clarified the relationship among AIEd, Educational Data Mining, Computer-Based Education, and Learning Analytics. Results indicated that: 1) there was a continuingly increasing interest in and impact of AIEd research; 2) little work had been conducted to bring deep learning technologies into educational contexts; 3) traditional AI technologies, such as natural language processing were commonly adopted in educational contexts, while more advanced techniques were rarely adopted, 4) there was a lack of studies that both employ AI technologies and engage deeply with educational theories. Findings suggested scholars to 1) seek the potential of applying AI in physical classroom settings; 2) spare efforts to recognize detailed entailment relationships between learners’ answers and the desired conceptual understanding within intelligent tutoring systems; 3) pay more attention to the adoption of advanced deep learning algorithms such as generative adversarial network and deep neural network; 4) seek the potential of NLP in promoting precision or personalized education; 5) combine biomedical detection and imaging technologies such as electroencephalogram, and target at issues regarding learners’ during the learning process; and 6) closely incorporate the application of AI technologies with educational theories.

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  • The increasing focus on AI in education reflects the potential of AI to not only enhance educational outcomes but also improve clinical efficiencies and patient care.

    “This increasing focus reflects the potential of AI to not only enhance educational outcomes but also improve clinical efficiencies and patient care.34”

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  • Artificial intelligence is increasingly used in professional contexts such as education, healthcare delivery, and marketing.

    “Artificial intelligence (AI) is permeating more and more areas of daily life, and is increasingly being used in professional context such as education (Chen et al., 2020;Hwang et al., 2020), healthcare delivery (Matheny, Whicher, & Israni, 2020;Noorbakhsh-Sabet et al., 2019;Maddox, Rumsfeld, & Payne, 2019), or marketing (Vlačić, Corbo, Costa e Silva, & Dabić, 2021;Verma, Sharma, Deb, & Maitra, 202”
  • Many AI-Edtech have a weak connection to theoretical pedagogical perspectives.

    “An existing limitation with many AI-Edtech is that they have been shown to have a weak connection to theoretical pedagogical perspectives Chen, Xie, Zou, and Hwang (2020); Zawacki-Richter, Marín, Bond, and Gouverneur (2019).”

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  • Chen et al. and Liao et al. used TAM to assess educators' acceptance of AI-driven educational tools, emphasizing the role of perceived usefulness in shaping positive attitudes and perceptions.

    “Chen et al. [11] and Liao et al. [28] used TAM to assess educators' acceptance of AI-driven educational tools, emphasizing the role of perceived usefulness in shaping positive attitudes and perceptions.”

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Authors
Chen, X., Xie, H., Zou, D., & Hwang, G.-J.
Affiliations
  • Education University of Hong Kong (HK)
  • Lingnan University (HK)
  • National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (TW)
Corresponding author
Xie, Haoran
Venue
Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020
Volume
1
Pages
100002
ISSN
2666-920X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3084223432
Cited by
1,003
References
169
Citations by year
2026: 201 · 2025: 254 · 2024: 253 · 2023: 154 · 2022: 94 · 2021: 45 · 2020: 2
FWCI
28.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Funders
Lingnan University
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Artificial Intelligence in Education
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Online Learning and Analytics
Keywords
artificial intelligence in education, educational theory, deep learning in education, natural language processing in education, intelligent tutoring systems, educational data mining, learning analytics, computer-assisted instruction, generative adversarial networks, personalized education, theory-practice gap

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