Determinants of AI-Tools utilization among Lecturers in Tertiary Institutions in South-South Nigeria
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https://doi.org/10.66545/2c2rgj53Keywords:
Artificial intelligence, digital literacy, Gender, UtilizationAbstract
The study focused on Determinants of AI tools Utilization among Lecturers in Tertiary Institutions in South-South Nigeria. The study adopted both descriptive and correlational research designs. Three specific objectives guided the study. The population of the study included 13,603 lecturers in tertiary institutions in South-South Nigeria. A sample of 276 lecturers was drawn using multi-stage sampling procedure. Two instruments named “Social-Personal Determinants Questionnaire” (SPDQ) and “Artificial Intelligence Tools Utilization Questionnaire” (AITUQ) were used to collect data for the study. The instruments were validated by three experts in Measurement and Evaluation. Cronbach Alpha was used to test the reliability of the instruments which yielded indices of 0.79 and 0.73 respectively. Mean and standard deviation were applied to answer the research questions, while simple regression, independent t-test and ANOVA were used to test the hypotheses. Result indicated that there was significant influence of gender (p=0.00<0.05) and socio-economic status (p=0.00<0.05) on Artificial Intelligence tools utilization among lecturers in tertiary institutions in Rivers State. On the other hand, digital literacy level (p=0.009<0.05) related significantly with Artificial Intelligence tools utilization among lecturers in tertiary institutions in Rivers State. Based on this, it was recommended among others that government should invest in tertiary education by providing the necessary Artificial Intelligence tools to encourage its utilization
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