Challenges and opportunities in the use of artificial intelligence in education for academic writing: A scoping review

Abstract

Artificial intelligence in education emerged as a highly significant and transformational technological advancement.Academic writing has witnessed significant advancements and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and approaches across several application domains.AI-based tools for scientific writing are beneficial but also have some challenges.This scoping study aims to comprehensively examine the opportunities and challenges of AI in Education (AIEd) for Academic Writing by analyzing literature published over the last 8 years (2015-2023) from diverse national journal sites.The primary findings can be divided into two categories.First, the benefits of implementing AI in education for academic writing include improved writing skills and personalized feedback, writing assignment management, multilingual and multicultural support, collaboration and interactive support, and ease of access and inclusiveness.Second, the challenges in implementing AI in Education for academic writing include ethics and academic integrity, development of technical AIed skills, bias, personalized learning, roles and changes in education, evaluation and validity, and instructor understanding and utilization of AIed.

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