By AZE.US
About 35% of Azerbaijani students use artificial intelligence to complete writing assignments, while nearly half use AI as a learning aid, according to Science and Education Minister Emin Amrullayev.
The findings were presented during Amrullayev’s appearance on İctimai TV’s, where he discussed Azerbaijan’s results in the 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA.
PISA evaluates the skills of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics and science. Its latest survey also examined how students use artificial intelligence in their schoolwork.
Learning With AI or Copying Its Answers
Amrullayev said the findings revealed two distinctly different patterns of AI use.
Some students turn to chatbots to understand difficult material, obtain explanations or work through problems. Others use the technology to generate essays, provide completed answers or finish homework without understanding the solution.
Around 48% of Azerbaijani students reported using AI to support their learning. According to the data presented by the minister, students who regularly used AI for that purpose recorded average scores above 450 points.
The results were weaker among students who relied on AI to produce ready-made answers or complete writing assignments.
More than one in three students – approximately 35% – said they used artificial intelligence for written schoolwork.
Amrullayev noted that receiving a correct answer from an AI system does not necessarily mean a student understands how that answer was reached or can solve a similar problem independently.
The results show an association between students’ methods of using AI and their academic performance. They do not, however, prove that AI use alone caused the difference in scores.
Azerbaijan Favors Regulated AI Use
The minister did not advocate a complete ban on artificial intelligence in schools. Instead, he called for its regulated and purposeful use.
AI can benefit students when it functions as a tutor that explains material and supports independent learning, he said. Unrestricted use for generating answers, however, could weaken reasoning, analysis and problem-solving skills.
The challenge for Azerbaijan’s schools will therefore be to increase the share of students who learn with AI while reducing the number who use it simply to avoid doing the work themselves.
AZE.US