EXAMINING TEACHER’S USE OF AI TOOLS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL QUALITY IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into education has taken center stage in all discussions of importance in education. Almost all higher education instructions in Nigeria are making frantic efforts to ensure that teachers in various disciplines utilize the opportunity afforded by AI technology in pedagogical activities. This study investigates if incorporating AI tools in lesson preparation, professional development, and method of teaching influences instructional quality. To understand the mechanisms through which the relationship might exist, a random sampling technique was adopted in the study to sample 326 university teachers across disciplines in Nigerian universities. The result of the regression analysis showed that the professional development of teachers in the integration of AI tools in teaching and learning significantly influenced instructional quality. Therefore, the result recommended among others that teachers have to avail themselves of the opportunity to use AI tools for teaching, they need to undergo training on how to appropriately integrate AI tools.