Pre-Service Elementary Teachers' Attitudes And Utilization Of Artificial Intelligence In Academic Activities

Abstract

Artificial intelligence is an emerging technology in the field of education. However, awareness and utilization vary in different professions. This study investigated pre-service teachers' attitudes and utilization of artificial intelligence in teaching-learning activities in Nigeria. The population for this study consists of all pre-service teachers in one college of education in Kwara State. The study adopted a descriptive survey research method, which was used to select 96 pre-service teachers in a private college of education using simple random sampling techniques. The researcher designed the "Pre-service Elementary Teachers' Attitudes and Utilization of Artificial Intelligence in Teaching Learning Activities Questionnaire" (PSETAUAIQ) and used it for data collection, achieving a reliability index of 0.77. The study revealed that pre-service teachers have a positive attitude toward the use of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning activities; the level of artificial intelligence utilization among pre-service elementary teachers is high. Also, there was no significant difference in pre-service attitude and utilization based on gender. It was recommended that pre-service teachers should be exposed to ethical training to guide the usage of AI.