Determining the Level of Literacy in the Field of Artificial Intelligence among Students of a Pedagogical University
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Keywords:
Literacy, artificial intelligence literacy, AI literacy, AI literacy level, STEM education.Abstract
This article, the literacy level in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) of students of the STEM education direction of Pavlodar Pedagogical University named after Alkey Margulan was studied. The purpose of the study is to determine the level of literacy in the field of artificial intelligence among students of pedagogical universities before the introduction of the AI – STEM course for the formation of literacy in the field of artificial intelligence in the implementation of STEM education. The study determined the literacy level of 133 students, including knowledge of AI, application of AI, assessment of AI, ethics of AI. The level of AI literacy was tested using four hypotheses: the first hypothesis is that students have low literacy in the field of artificial intelligence; the second hypothesis is that students studying in computer science have higher AI literacy than students studying in other specialties; the third hypothesis is that the level of AI literacy in men is higher than in women; the fourth hypothesis Students who use a personal computer to do their homework have a higher level of AI literacy.
This research can help in the development of an “AI-STEM” course aimed at improving literacy in the field of artificial intelligence. i.e., the use of artificial intelligence technologies in STEM education forms and increases the level of literacy of students in the field of artificial intelligence.
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