ASSESSMENT OF LECTURERS’ USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING IN ADEYEMI FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION ONDO, ONDO STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study investigated the assessment of lecturers’ use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for teaching and learning in Adeyemi Federal University of Education Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria. The descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The study was guided by two research questions and one research hypothesis. The population of the study consisted of all lecturers in Adeyemi Federal University of Education Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria. The sample population for the study consisted of four hundred and fifty (450) lecturers randomly selected from the present five faculties in the institution. Ninety (90) lecturers were randomly selected from each of the faculties, making a total number of 450 participants. The instrument used in the study was a self-developed questionnaire titled Assessment of Lecturers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence for Teaching and Learning Questionnaire (ALUAITLQ). The instrument was validated by two experts in test and measurement from the department of Educational Foundation and Counseling, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti. The reliability coefficient of the instrument was also determined with the use of cronbach Alpha method which yielded the value of 0.83. This was considered high enough for the instrument to be used in the study. Data collected were analyzed with the use of both descriptive and inferential statistical tools. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions while the t- test was used to test the research hypothesis. The findings of the study revealed that: lecturers’ level of AI for teaching and learning in Adeyemi Federal University of Education Ondo was very low. The findings also show that the perceived ease of use of AI by lecturers was very high. It also revealed in the study that gender has no significant effect on lecturers’ use of AI for teaching and learning. It was recommended among others that the use of Artificial Intelligence should be encouraged among lecturers. University managements should organize training for lecturers on how to make use of AI in teaching and learning process. The study also recommends that University should further encourage both male and female lectures to continue using AI for teaching and learning.