{"id":222691,"date":"2026-05-29T18:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/oregon-state-study-raises-concerns-about-ais-impact-on-student-thinking-skills\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T18:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:10:31","slug":"oregon-state-study-raises-concerns-about-ais-impact-on-student-thinking-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/oregon-state-study-raises-concerns-about-ais-impact-on-student-thinking-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon State study raises concerns about AI\u2019s impact on student thinking skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/project-education\/oregon-state-study-raises-concerns-about-ais-impact-on-student-thinking-skills-artificial-intelligence-schools-students-teachers-parents-learning-pps-computers-technology\">Oregon State study raises concerns about AI\u2019s impact on student thinking skills<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/project-education\/oregon-state-study-raises-concerns-about-ais-impact-on-student-thinking-skills-artificial-intelligence-schools-students-teachers-parents-learning-pps-computers-technology\">https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/project-education\/oregon-state-study-raises-concerns-about-ais-impact-on-student-thinking-skills-artificial-intelligence-schools-students-teachers-parents-learning-pps-computers-technology<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-05-29 18:02:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"katu.com\">katu.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Unintended Side Effect on Critical Thinking<\/strong>: A study from Oregon State University highlights concerns that increased reliance on AI in education could lead to declining critical thinking skills among students.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Avoidance of Deep Learning<\/strong>: The study found that students might use AI as a replacement rather than a supplement for learning, leading to &#8220;cognitive offloading.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Impact on Tech-Savvy Students<\/strong>: Surprisingly, tech-savvy students are more likely to experience the negative effects of heavy AI dependence, challenging traditional views on AI literacy.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Declining Cognitive Skills<\/strong>: Significant declines were reported in reflection, critical thinking, and the perceived need to understand concepts, suggesting students rely more on immediate AI responses.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Cognitive Crutch Effect<\/strong>: AI is increasingly seen as a &#8220;cognitive crutch&#8221; by some students, where they stop engaging deeply due to the rapid availability of AI-generated answers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Importance of Responsible AI Use<\/strong>: Researchers recommend teaching students how to use AI responsibly and thoughtfully, alongside promoting ethical and accurate information analysis.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Incorporating Useful Friction<\/strong>: One suggested solution is adding features that encourage students to think and solve problems before relying on AI-provided answers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Role of Parents and Educators<\/strong>: Experts encourage discussions between parents and students about AI use, focusing on accuracy, ethics, and responsible application to foster balanced cognitive development.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon State study raises concerns about AI\u2019s impact on student thinking skills https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/project-education\/oregon-state-study-raises-concerns-about-ais-impact-on-student-thinking-skills-artificial-intelligence-schools-students-teachers-parents-learning-pps-computers-technology Publish Date:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":222692,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/katu.com\/resources\/media2\/16x9\/1280\/1320\/center\/90\/f7b61d54-f148-4975-86b5-b19282b5d109-pkgPROJECTEDAI4P.transfer_frame_5346.jpeg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-222691","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222691"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222691"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222691\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":222693,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222691\/revisions\/222693"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222691"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222691"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222691"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}