GenAI use is widespread among higher education students in reviewed studies, with some studies reporting over 95% of participants had used GenAI tools¶
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q2 i? Across the reviewed empirical studies, GenAI use among higher education students is widespread, with reported usage rates ranging from about a third to over 95% of participants. → Ji Ying 2026
Evidence¶
Ji Ying 2026¶
Ji Ying. (2026). Academic Integrity in the Age of Generative AI: a Scoping Review of Research on Higher Education Student Voices. Journal of Academic Ethics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10805-026-09752-1
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The review's synthesis of usage patterns across the 38 reviewed studies reports that "over 95% of the student participants had used GenAI tools" in some studies, while the lowest rate showed a third of participants using GenAI tools. Most studies reported learning-related purposes such as information search and comprehension support.
"Several studies reported very high usage rates, with some noting that over 95% of the student participants had used GenAI tools"
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Related Claims¶
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- Voluntary StatBot use was highly uneven and deadline-driven, with about 27% of students never using the chatbot — related
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GenAI use is widespread among higher education students in reviewed studies, with some studies reporting over 95% of participants had used GenAI tools |
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GenAI use is widespread among higher education students in reviewed studies, with some studies reporting over 95% of participants had used GenAI tools |
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