The school environment is one of the contexts in whichArtificial intelligence it’s more controversial. While it is true that students can often abuse tools such as ChatGPThow is this new technology perceived by teachers?
McGraw Hill, an education specialist, commissioned Morning Consult to carry out specific research on this topic. The investigation was interesting 1,000 teachers and professors me too 19 countries, examining the impact of technology on education. The results of this analysis, presented in the context of Global Education Insights Report: Learning Outcomes & the Digital Classroomhighlighted a very interesting scenario.
Il 41% of those interviewed, in fact, stated that AI mainly offers a positive impact on studies. In fact, there are more than double the number of teachers who said they were pessimistic about this new technology, i.e. the 19%. The rest 40% he did not want to express himself or in any case said he was uncertain about this very difficult question.
When it comes to AI and advantages, according to what emerged, for professionals in the sector the greatest advantage is connected to administrative activities (65%) and the possibility of customizing the learning path for each individual student (63%).
Teachers and Artificial Intelligence: for 47% the biggest obstacle to its use is costs
The use of AI chatbots, such as the aforementioned ChatGPT, can provide a series of advantages for teachers and professors that should not be underestimated.
For example, a teacher can enter a lesson plan and ask for it editthe customization or to create exercises related to the topic covered. This specific use of chatbots is already adopted by 32% of professionals, with the80% which intends to integrate AI into its work within the next year. As is obvious, however, risks linked to the abuse of this technology are also clearly perceived.
According to those interviewed, for the 32% the greatest danger is related toacademic integritywhile for the 31% AI could have a negative impact on critical thinking of the students. Analyzing the sample of teachers available, the most fearful (68%) are engaged in higher education.
If instead we examine the potential obstacles in the implementation of AI, we talk about costs In the 47% of cases. There lack of time as for the training worries the 38% of the interviewees while, for the 34%the biggest obstacle is linked to the issue privacy.