Experts warn scientific thinking specifically at risk from AI outsourcing
2 Sep 23 · 2d ago · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 2 of 2
Thomas Nygren from Uppsala University noted that science education faces particular threat, as students may outsource the core activities—formulating hypotheses, interpreting evidence, considering alternatives—through which scientific thinking develops.
“There is a risk that students outsource precisely the activities through which scientific thinking develops: formulating hypotheses, interpreting evidence, considering alternatives and struggling with uncertainty”
Thomas NygrenLixiang Yan Education researcher, Tsinghua UniversityDaniel Willingham Cognitive psychologist, University of VirginiaThomas Nygren Education and critical thinking researcher, Uppsala UniversityStéphan Vincent-Lancrin OECD critical thinking programme director
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