Artificial Intelligence: Promoting Investigative Skills In University Students In Ecuador

Abstract

The problem of research skills in university students in Ecuador lies in a lack of early focus on the development of research skills during basic and secondary education. The objective: Apply artificial intelligence to boost research skills in university students in Ecuador. The methodology is Applied, Quantitative and Descriptive, its design is pre-experimental, the population is made up of 40 students belonging to the 8th level of university studies at the UTB. The results show that the current state of the investigative skills in the students under study, with respect to the Observable, a weakness is noted when carrying out this activity, since it is not specific or planned and even less registered, with regard to the Analytical, it presents little capacity. objective, weak relationship between the variables studied and limited evidence to make comparisons and with respect to the Interpretative point, it is almost null in assertiveness, since the ideas are not clear, they are also very extensive and their arguments are directed. concluding that there is a significant effect when applying artificial intelligence with the purpose of promoting the necessary research skills in the university students of the UTB, given that a p-value of less than 0.05 was found in the Wilcoxon test, which shows that the use of artificial intelligence boosts investigative skills; notable differences were also found between the pre- and post-test evaluations.