Volume 13, Issue 1, 2024

Assessing Pre-Service Teacher's Awareness and Knowledge of Using Artificial Intelligence to Conduct Research

ABIOLA Olaide Kazeem, ADEYEFA Adesiyan Kolawole, FAMUYIDE Alaba Johnson, EDMUND Osayuki Iyawe, ADEKUNLE Adekemi Olanike, OGOLO Kehinde Gabriel & AKINDOJU O. G.

Abstract

This study aimed to assess pre-service teachers' awareness and knowledge of
using AI in research. A descriptive survey design was employed, involving
541 pre-service teachers from Lagos State University, (LASU) and Tai Solarin
University of Education (TASUED). Two research questions and one
hypothesis guided the study, and a questionnaire was used to gather
quantitative data. Pre-service teachers’ awareness and knowledge of using AI
to conduct research questionnaire (PTAKUAICRQ) was utilized to gather the
quantitative data for the study. The reliability of the items in the questionnaire
were related to each other were examined using Cronbach’s alpha formula,
reliable coefficients of 0.88 obtained. The quantitative data was analyzed using
mean and simple percentage to answer the research questions while the
hypothesis was tested using independent sample t-test. The findings revealed
that majority of pre-service teachers are aware of the use of artificial
intelligence (AI) in conducting research. With a weighted average mean= 3.20
which is above the 2.5 benchmark for this study, the findings revealed that a
large number of the selected sample exhibited high awareness of using
artificial intelligence to conduct research. The study also found a statistically
significant impact of pre-service teachers' experience with AI on their
awareness of using it in research (t (393) = -4.589; p = 0.00). It was concluded
that the study provided evidence of the poor level of awareness and knowledge
among pre-service teachers, particularly in an era of rapid technological
advancement. The recommendation was made that pre-service teacher training
programs should integrate AI concepts to enhance pre-service teachers’
understanding and awareness of AI and its application.

Keywords

Pre-service Awareness, teacher, Knowledge, Artificial intelligence (AI), Research.

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