Students Perform Better Academically with Less AI, Study Finds
The OECD said weekly AI users did slightly better than non-users, but daily and rare users scored worse in science.
- On Tuesday, Sept 8, the OECD released its Program for International Student Assessment findings, showing students who use AI generally perform worse academically than those who do not, based on data from 91 countries.
- Researchers warn of "cognitive offloading," where pupils assign difficult tasks to AI rather than engaging in the "productive cognitive struggle" necessary for learning, according to OECD Director for Education Andreas Schleicher.
- While daily AI use often correlates with lower scores, weekly users who critically assess content outperform peers, with adoption rates ranging from over 95 percent in Vietnam to 60 percent in Japan.
- Addressing these academic concerns, New York City and Los Angeles public schools implemented AI restrictions this school year, joining twenty-two states and Washington in mandating phone bans for over 1 million students.
- As institutions like MIT redesign assessment methods to address AI capabilities, education officials continue debating whether AI should serve as a "scaffold, not a crutch" in learning environments.
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In responses sent to the Express, Andreas Schleicher, Director of Education and Skills at OECD, criticizes the introduction of new technologies in the classroom without evidence of their impact. On the use of AI, remembers that students do not learn simply because they have access to immediate answers and that it can compromise learning
Students who use AI generally score worse at school
Students who use AI to help them study tend to perform worse at school than those who don't, according to data from a global OECD educational report. The situation is more complex than it sounds though, with certain types of AI use giving learners a slight boost, especially among students taught to critically assess how […]
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School students who use AI get worse test scores, OECD warns
Students who do not use AI chatbots for schoolwork are outperforming those who do, according to the OECD's flagship educational report, providing some of the widest-ranging evidence yet that the technology could be hurting children's learning.
PISA, an annual evaluation of students organized by the OECD, included a measure on AI in 2025. The results came out. How did students using AI robots study?
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