Looking to the future: AI in education

• Autor(a) principal: Batuca, Duarte Miguel dos Reis
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10071/24947
• topic: Artificial intelligence; Serviços -- Services; Resistance; Fear; Trust; Análise de mercado -- Market analysis; Educação -- Education; Acceptance model; Inteligência artificial; Resistência; Medo; Confiança; Modelo de aceitação

Artificial intelligence today rises mixed impressions amongst society. It is well-established that artificial intelligence brings advantages to different process, but these come at a cost. There is fear about the negative impacts of artificial intelligence on society. The aim of this thesis is to study acceptance about artificial intelligence in education. It investigates a group of individuals about their experience or lack of it, in learning using artificial intelligence tools, their experience and acceptance of the technology. To determine the factors that may influence the adoption of AI in education, an online survey and interviews were made online to anyone willing to answer. The questionnaire divided respondents into two different groups, people with experience and people without it. Their answers to the technology acceptance model were used to study acceptance and it was proposed social interaction as an additional factor that can influence acceptance in the education domain. The questions were analyzed by using One-Way ANOVA and multiple linear regression analysis. These conclusions point to the acceptance of both nonusers and users of AI to a mixed service, integrating traditional learning and artificial intelligence is valued by the sample acquired. It is to be expected acceptance will increase with more knowledge and social interaction. On this basis schools or learning institutions should try to implement this technology in their educational system and educate professors.