In university physics education, AI has been applied for tutoring and explanations, formative feedback and scaffolding, collaborative problem solving, simulation and modeling, instructional design, and AI literacy development¶
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q2 i? Across 11 included empirical studies, AI served distinct pedagogical purposes spanning tutoring, feedback, collaboration, simulation, instructional design, and AI literacy. → Malikova Z 2026
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Malikova Z 2026¶
Malikova Z, Ualikhanova B, Turmambekov T, Rakhashev B and Berdaliyev D (2026). Artificial intelligence in university physics education: a systematic review of empirical studies. Front. Educ. 11:1964629. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1964629
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The review's synthesis of 11 included studies (Section 3.3) characterizes the pedagogical applications of AI, noting researchers "used conversational AI for tutoring, explanation, and evaluating AI-generated physics responses," alongside feedback, simulation, instructional design, and AI-literacy uses.
"Across the 11 included studies, AI served several distinct pedagogical purposes in university physics education. Researchers used conversational AI for tutoring, explanation, and evaluating AI-generated physics responses."
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In university physics education, AI has been applied for tutoring and explanations, formative feedback and scaffolding, collaborative problem solving, simulation and modeling, instructional design, and AI literacy development |
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In university physics education, AI has been applied for tutoring and explanations, formative feedback and scaffolding, collaborative problem solving, simulation and modeling, instructional design, and AI literacy dev... |
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