CAI utilization in education is concentrated in pedagogical applications, with administrative, research, and healthcare-education applications least represented¶
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q2 i? Across the 34 reviewed articles, the most frequently mentioned CAI applications are teaching and learning support (97.1%), psychological and motivational support (91.2%), and metacognitive and personal development (88.2%). → Amrita Ganguly 2025
q2 i? The least mentioned application areas are healthcare and medical education support (41.2%), research and information management (52.9%), and administrative support (50%). → Amrita Ganguly 2025
Evidence¶
Amrita Ganguly 2025¶
Amrita Ganguly, Nafisa Mehjabin, Aqdas Malik, Aditya Johri. (2025). Conversational AI agents in education: an umbrella review of current utilization, challenges, and future directions for ethical and responsible use. AI and Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43681-025-00916-0
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Thematic synthesis of 34 review articles (RQ1) reporting the percentage of review articles mentioning each of ten CAI utilization themes. The review reports that "least mentioned applications areas are Healthcare and medical education support (41.2%), Research and information management (52.9%) and Administrative support (50%)".
"most mentioned applications of CAI agents across the review articles are Teaching and learning support (97.1%), Psychological and motivational support (91.2%), Metacognitive and personal development (88.2%). On the other hand, least mentioned applications areas are Healthcare and medical education support (41.2%), Research and information management (52.9%) and Administrative support (50%)."
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cai-utilization-concentrated-pedagogical-applications |
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CAI utilization in education is concentrated in pedagogical applications, with administrative, research, and healthcare-education applications least represented |
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CAI utilization in education is concentrated in pedagogical applications, with administrative, research, and healthcare-education applications least represented |
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moderate |
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2025 |
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2030 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-10 |
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