Primary Education Undergraduates’ Competency in the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Learning in Kwara State
Keywords:
Artificial intelligence, Gender, Primary education, undergraduate, University proprietorshipAbstract
The goal of this study is to bridge the gap created by
classroom learning by incorporating the power of current
technological innovation, especially the use of Artificial
Intelligence (AI) among primary education undergraduates.
This study presumed that to make a successful transition to
knowledge-based education, the introduction of AI would be
a necessary tool to shift Nigerian education from analog to
digital. Hence, this study investigated the primary education
student competency in the use of AI for learning. This study
adopted descriptive research of the survey type. The findings
of the study were that majority of the primary education
undergraduates are not skilled and incompetent in the use
of AI for learning. There was no significant difference
between male and female primary education
undergraduate’s competency in the use of AI for learning.
There was no significant difference in primary education
undergraduate’s competency in the use of AI for learning
based on university proprietorship. Students' ability to
explore digital resources such as AI depends on their access
to digital technologies. AI technologies should be made
available, open, and accessible to primary education
undergraduates, to encourage them to utilize the
technologies for learning to improve learners’ capability
towards achieving better academic performance.
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