Growing Interest in AI in Education: Systematic Literature Review

Overview & Synopsis

Although AI in education has been written about for decades, recent years have seen exponential growth in this area. The aim of this paper was to determine the distribution of content and areas of education in which AI is researched. The article provides an overview of the newest research in the field of AI in education, available in open access journals. In the theoretical part, an overview of the historical context is given. Also, key definitions and approaches for understanding the topic are listed. In the methodological part, Systematic Literature Review was used, with AI and education as search words. Publish research studies between January 2023 and December 2023. The research found that there is a difference in the amount of AI research at certain degrees and fields of education. The application of AI is particularly explored in higher education. As specific areas of research, the ethical issues of applying AI in education and the possibilities of applying AI in the learning and teaching process appear. [For the complete proceedings, see ED672804.]