Over 80% of surveyed students reported GenAI use driven primarily by perceived usefulness rather than policy¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Across the project's survey data, most students reported that perceived usefulness, not institutional policy, primarily drove their GenAI use. → Fawns 2026

Evidence¶

Fawns 2026¶

Fawns, T., Bearman, M., Corbin, T., Henderson, M., McLean, J., Matthews, K. E., Oberg, G., Liang, Y., & Walton, J. (2026). Illuminating complex student realities of artificial intelligence through an entangled pedagogy framework. Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-026-01730-1

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Reported in this article's discussion, attributing the survey finding to Chung et al. (2026) from the AIinHE.org multi-institutional project; the article presents it as context for what drives students' GenAI activity.

"Across both focus group and survey data, students emphasised personal responsibility over institutional rules, with over 80% of survey respondents reporting GenAI use driven primarily by perceived usefulness rather than policy (Chung et al., 2026)."

Discussion¶

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