IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS ON THE TEACHING OF SOCIAL SCIENCE EDUCATION COURSES AMONG STUDENTS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined the impact of artificial intelligence tools on the teaching of Social Science Education courses among students in public universities in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Two research questions guided the study while two null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The researcher adopted a descriptive survey research design for this study. The population for the study comprised 103 (59 male and 44 female) Social Science Education lecturers. There was no sampling because the population was manageable. The instrument for data collection was a researcher developed questionnaire titled “Impact of Artificial Intelligence tools in the teaching of Social Science Education in Public Universities Questionnaire (IAITTSSEPUQ)” which contained 16 items. Three experts in Faculty of Education, Federal University Otuoke, validated the instrument which yielded an overall reliability index of 0.82. Mean scores and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test statistic was used to test the null hypotheses. The study found that ChatGPT and Google Bard significantly impact the teaching of Social Science Education courses in public universities in Bayelsa State. In line with the findings, the researcher recommended among others that University management should provide regular training workshops for lecturers on the effective use of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and Google Bard. This will help them integrate AI more confidently into classroom instruction and research activities.