Using artificial intelligence in the development of self-determined lifelong learners in higher education: a scoping review
Kavashev Z.
2025Springer
Journal of Computing in Higher Education
2025
The rapid emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is profoundly reshaping teaching and learning practices in higher education. This shift challenges traditional pedagogical approaches and increasingly requires learners to develop autonomy, adaptability, and lifelong learning skills. As this trend accelerates, it becomes essential to understand how AI-driven tools and teaching approaches are being used to promote self-determined learning. However, the use of AI technologies to support the development of lifelong learning skills in self-determined learners is still in its early stages, underscoring the need for further investigation into existing learning environments. Therefore, this scoping review investigates AI-driven tools and approaches for the development of self-determined lifelong learning skills. This is the first scoping review to present and synthesize self-determined lifelong learning skills within the implementation of AI-driven learning environments. The results suggest that AI-driven technologies predominantly develop self-determined lifelong learning skills and competencies such as learner agency, self-efficacy and capability, metacognition and reflection, responsibility, digital competence, critical thinking, collaborative learning, problem-solving, employability, and self-regulated learning but do not sufficiently draw on non-linear learning and learning how to learn skills. In addition, computational thinking, with its scarcity among other skills and competencies, holds significant promise for future research on the development of self-determined lifelong skills. University instructors, instructional designers, and future employers can draw on these insights to collaborate and integrate AI-driven technologies to enhance the development of self-determined lifelong learners.
Artificial intelligence , Learning environments , Lifelong learning , Self-determined learning , Skills development
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Department of Language Education, Faculty of Education and Humanities, SDU University, 1/1, Abylai Khan Ave., Almaty Region,Karasai District, Kaskelen, Kazakhstan
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