Reported benefits of AI integration were efficiency, personalization, and engagement, while challenges were equity, ethics, and academic integrity¶

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q2 i? Included studies reported benefits of efficiency, personalization, and engagement, alongside challenges concerning equity, ethics, and academic integrity. → AlSheikh MH 2026

Evidence¶

AlSheikh MH 2026¶

AlSheikh MH, Zaini R, ALmulhem MA and Ahmad S (2026). Mapping artificial intelligence integration in higher education: a systematic review using the FACETS and SAMR frameworks. Front. Educ. 11:1871468. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1871468

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Narrative synthesis of outcomes reported across the 22 included studies; the review reports these benefit and challenge categories without formal effect-size evaluation, and no formal risk-of-bias assessment was conducted.

"Reported benefits included efficiency, personalization, and engagement, while challenges were equity, ethics, and academic integrity."

Discussion¶

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