Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching profession: Implications for Quality Teaching/ Learning.

Abstract

The study which aimed at examining artificial intelligence and the future of teaching profession: Implications for quality teaching/learning was anchored on one research question. The study adopted descriptive survey research. The population of the study comprised all the teachers from 19 public secondary schools in Awka South LGA, Anambra State with the teachers numbering 495. Simple random sampling method was used to select 248 teachers from 10 schools which is 50% of the entire population. The researcher designed an instrument titled “Artificial Intelligence, the Future of Teaching Profession for Quality Teaching/Learning” (AIFTPQT/L) which was used for data collection. The instrument was 20-item questionnaire structured four-point weighting scale. There was face and content validation which was diligently carried out by experts in the relevant discipline. Test re-test method was used to ascertain the reliability of the instrument. The result when exposed to Pearson Moment Correlation Coefficient gave rise to 0.73 co-efficient values which was considered adequate for the study. The findings revealed but not limited to: that artificial intelligence is an accelerator to the future of the teaching profession. It was recommended among others that government should expedite action and ensure that needed artificial intelligence devices are put in place to boost the future of teaching profession for quality teaching/learning.