Exploring students' use of AI systems in university mathematics education
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into students' everyday learning practices, yet little is known about how mathematics students actually use AI systems in their university studies. This study investigates patterns of AI use among 112 mathematics students in their first four semesters at two German universities. A quantitative survey comprising five theoretically derived scales was administered and analysed. The results indicate that AI plays a substantial role in clarifying mathematical content, while lecture notes remain a very important learning resource. Students show a high level of error awareness, but this awareness does not influence their usage patterns. Strong associations were found among productive and substitutive use, leaning-supportive use and optimizing AI-Interaction, forming a triangular structure of mutual implications.
| Author: | Larissa TröbelsbergerGND, Alissa Fock, Reinhard OldenburgORCiDGND, Hans-Stefan Siller |
|---|---|
| Frontdoor URL | https://opus.bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de/opus4/132416 |
| URL: | https://www.igpme.org/publications/current-proceedings/ |
| ISSN: | 2790-3648OPAC |
| Parent Title (English): | Proceedings of the 49th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology in Mathematics Education (PME49): research reports |
| Publisher: | Psychology in Mathematics Education (PME) |
| Editor: | H. Krzywacki, M. Hähkiöniemi, E. Haataja, M. Hannula, P. Hästö |
| Type: | Conference Proceeding |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2026/08/04 |
| Year of first Publication: | 2026 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universität Augsburg |
| Release Date: | 2026/08/17 |
| First Page: | 1483 |
| Last Page: | 1490 |
| Institutes: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät |
| Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät / Institut für Mathematik | |
| Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlich-Technische Fakultät / Institut für Mathematik / Lehrstuhl für Didaktik der Mathematik | |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 51 Mathematik / 510 Mathematik |
