THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AMONG SOCIAL STUDIES LECTURERS IN GOVERNMENT OWNED COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN OSUN STATE

Abstract

This study investigated the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) among Social Studies lecturers in government-owned Colleges of Education in Osun State. Adopting a descriptive survey design, the study's population included all lecturers in these institutions, while the sample for the study was all the 55 Social Studies lecturers in the two Colleges who were purposively selected for the study using purposive simple random sampling techniques. A structured questionnaire, validated by four experts and pilot-tested with a reliability coefficient of 0.79, was used for data collection. Findings indicated that AI usage among Social Studies lecturers is minimal, with a grand mean score of 1.81. An independent samples t-test revealed no significant difference in AI usage between male and female lecturers (t = 1.719, p > 0.083). The study recommend that management should always organize regular training, seminar, workshop and symposium for the lecturers to promote AI adoption and it usage for effective teaching and learning.