Attitude of Mathematics Teachers towards the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Teaching Mathematics in Secondary Schools in Oyo Metropolis, Oyo State, Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.66545/xcexsj62Keywords:
Attitudes, artificial Intelligence, mathematics teachers, secondary schoolsAbstract
This study investigates the attitude of secondary school Mathematics teachers towards the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in teaching Mathematics in Oyo Metropolis. A descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. A simple random sampling technique was used to select four (4) Mathematics teachers from the thirty-four (34) public secondary schools in the study area, yielding a sample size of one hundred and two (102) teachers. The instrument used for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire, titled "Attitude of Teachers towards the Use of Artificial Intelligence for Mathematics Education” (ATAIME). The reliability of the instrument was determined using Cronbach's alpha, which yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.91, indicating high internal consistency. Four research questions guided the study. Simple frequency counts and percentages were used to analyze the data. The results showed that secondary school Mathematics teachers are positively disposed towards the use of artificial intelligence, as they understand its potential and prefer to incorporate it. The study also revealed that the teachers believe AI significantly enhances students' learning and that it improves their overall learning experience; 96.4% of respondents believe that AI can integrate learners' experience while just 3.1% disagreed. Furthermore, the study identified a lack of material resources as major impediments to the adoption of AI in Nigerian schools. 55.4% of the students disagreed while 33.9% agreed that students are unwilling to participate in AI Mathematics classroom and also 58.7% teachers agreed that there are not enough materials and equipment in mathematics classroom, 11.2% disagreed and 3.1% undecided. Based on these findings, it was recommended that workshops and seminars be organized for the training and re-training of teachers on how to effectively use AI in Mathematics classrooms.
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