Artificial intelligence utilization: A determinant of academic self-efficacy, engagement, and satisfaction of university students

The study determined the utilisation of artificial intelligence as a determinant of university students' academic self-efficacy, engagement, and satisfaction. The study adopted a descriptive-correlational research design guided by three research questions and hypotheses. A sample size of 631 respondents was drawn through a multi-stage sampling procedure. Four sets of instruments, titled Artificial Intelligence Utilization Questionnaire (AIUQ), Academic Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (ASEQ), Academic Engagement Questionnaire (AEQ), and Academic Satisfaction Questionnaire (ASQ), validated by experts in the field of education, were used for data collection. The study's findings showed that the undergraduates' utilisation of artificial intelligence positively correlates with their academic self-efficacy, engagement, and satisfaction. The study concluded that artificial intelligence usage boosts the students’ self-efficacy, level of academic engagement, and satisfaction with their learning. Based on these findings, it was recommended that students should be encouraged to utilise and leverage artificial intelligence tools for academic purposes appropriately but with caution against plagiarism and total dependence that could be detrimental to their critical thinking skills.