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    Secondary school teachers’ awareness of, access to and adoption of artificial intelligence for teaching in Ilorin-west, Nigeria
    (Kirk University, Thailand, 2024) Ibironke, E. S.; Alimi, A. E.; Damilola, J. S.; Abdulrahman, M. R.; Falade, A. A.; Nuhu, K M.; Asiyanbola, C.
    Artificial intelligence (AI) in education refers to the ability of a computer system to perform human tasks, such as thinking and learning. Benefits of AI for teaching are yet to be explored in the Nigerian educational system because there are substantial socio-cultural and organizational challenges. The study hence investigated secondary school teachers’ awareness of, access to and adoption of AI for teaching. Specifically, the study: (i) assessed teachers’ awareness of AI fo r teaching; (ii) determined teachers’ access to AI tools for teaching; (iii) examined factors that affected teachers’ adoption of AI for teaching and (iv) assessed public and private school teachers’ access to AI f or teaching at secondary schools in Ilorin- West, Kwara State, Nigeria. A descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted. A total number of 200 computer studies teachers participated from fourteen secondary schools where information and communication technology facilities are available. Descriptive statistics of frequency count, percentages and means were used to answer the research questions. T-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings established that secondary school teachers: • are not aware of AI for teaching; • did not have access to AI tools for teaching; • lack of funds and infrastructural facilities are some of the factors that affect teachers’ adoption of AI for teaching and • there was no significant difference between public and private secondary school teachers’ access to AI for teaching . The study concluded that 59.8% of teachers in secondary schools are not aware of AI and do not adopt it for teaching. This has great implications for raising the awareness of the benefits of implementing AI in the teaching process. Hence, the study recommended, among others, that teachers should be enlightened about the benefits of new technologies for smart teaching.