Leveraging on artificial intelligence in enhancing STEM education: A case study of ChatGPT

Abstract

The study examined leveraging on artificial intelligence in enhancing STEM education: a case study of ChatGPT. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. All academic staff of the faculty of education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) makes up the population while purposive sampling was used to sampled 171 lecturers for the study. Questionnaire on ChatGPT utilization and perception was used for data collection. Three experts, two from the department of science education, and one from department of computer and robotic science all from UNN, validated the questionnaire. The instrument yielded a reliability coefficient of 0.85 using Cronbach’s alpha. Research questions were answer using grand mean and standard deviation while t-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed thus: that lecturers utilize ChatGPT to a moderate extent and female were found to slightly utilize it more than male. However, the difference was not statistically significant. Also, lecturers were found to have a positive perception toward the use of ChatGPT. Poor power supply, poor internet connectivity, and ICT infrastructure deficit were some of the institutional challenges militating against it use. It was therefore recommended that stable and reliable electricity and upgrade of internet and ICT facilities should be ensured within the institution.

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