ASSESSMENT OF AVAILABILITY AND APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRACTICES FOR ENHANCED MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study assessed the extent of availability and application of artificial intelligence practices for enhanced management of public secondary schools in Anambra State. In pursuit of this, two research questions were drafted and answered while two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 levels of significance. Survey research design was adopted for the study with a sample size of 550 respondents, consisting of 50 principals and 500 teachers drawn through a multistage sampling technique. An instrument, titled ‘Availability and Application of Artificial Intelligence Practices for Enhanced Management of Public Secondary Schools Questionnaire’ (AAAIPEMPSSQ) which was validated by three academic research experts was used for the data collection. Reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed through Cronbach’s Alpha method with a cumulative coefficient of 0.87. The researcher, together with four research assistants administered and retrieved the responded instrument. Mean and z-test statistic were used for the analysis of the collected data. Results of the analysis revealed among other issues that AI practices are available but to a very low extent and to a very low extent applied for management of public secondary schools in Anambra State. The study concluded that AI practices are rarely available and put to usage for the purpose of managing the public secondary schools in Anambra State. It was recommended that related trainings on the usage of AI for management and advancement of the schools be continually organized for both principals and teachers.