TOWARDS INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MANAGING PRIMARY EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

Abstract

Primary education in Nigeria is a level of education that is required for children within the age of 6-12 years. It is the first official education level in Nigeria. Its management is a crucial task and not an easy one, since it requires the manager (head teacher) to be in charge of various administrative duties in the school, and also properly trained. These administrative duties are among supervision, curriculum evaluation, maintenance of conducive learning environment, bursary work, attendance to paper work, visitors and maintenance of good school community relationship, among others. The management of primary education in Nigeria has become a huge labour in the hands of the school managers, as a result of lack of innovation in the administrative practices. The paper examines the concepts of primary education and Artificial Intelligence, current situation in the management of primary education before the introduction of Artificial Intelligence, the integration of Artificial Intelligence in the management of primary education in Nigerian education system, challenges facing the integration of Artificial Intelligence in the management of primary education. It also provides recommendations which emphasize the roles of Nigerian government in ensuring that Artificial Intelligence, brings an enhanced and technologically advanced education that empowers both the managers and the students.