Knowledge and use of new technologies with artificial intelligence (AI) in education, applied to a higher education engineering group

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming education by introducing tools and technologies that optimize teaching and learning processes. Thus, the main uses and advances of AI in the educational field are related to topics such as: The personalization of learning, with the use of various AI platforms, or adaptive tutoring solutions and personalized study plans; The automation of administrative tasks, enabling automatic grading processes and academic management, thus streamlining the assignment of schedules and course registration processes, allowing teachers to dedicate more time to teaching; Improving accessibility, with the use of real-time translation tools and voice and text recognition; Solutions that facilitate the analysis and prediction of student performance, identifying risks and making data-based decisions; Immersive learning, with the use of virtual reality tools and interactive simulations; The creation of educational content, and teacher training and training. Faced with the attractiveness of the use of AI, there are challenges related to the uncertainty of its use and the lack of knowledge of existing tools and their ethical use. In this way, the problem is framed in the recognition of the challenges and the importance of generating training alternatives to maximize the knowledge and adequate use of AI tools, improving school performance and teaching performance, in an adequate balance between technology and skills such as creativity and ingenuity. This is how the objective of the research focuses on knowing if a group of Engineering students have knowledge and use new technologies with AI for their professional training. Thus, a study is carried out with a group of higher-level Engineering students, at the Los Mochis Technological Institute, Sinaloa, Mexico. A questionnaire-type instrument was applied, and the data were analyzed qualitatively. The result shows that most students, even though they claim to know the concept of AI, on the other hand, a low percentage of students who use specific AI tools, and low ignorance of the benefits, is observed.