ERIC Number: EJ1324309
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Feb
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0018-9359
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Creation and Evaluation of a Pretertiary Artificial Intelligence (AI) Curriculum
IEEE Transactions on Education, v65 n1 p30-39 Feb 2022
Contributions: The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)-Jockey Club AI for the Future Project (AI4Future) co-created the first pretertiary AI curriculum at the secondary school level for Hong Kong and evaluated its efficacy. This study added to the AI education community by introducing a new AI curriculum framework. The preposttest multifactors evaluation about students' perceptions of AI learning confirmed that the curriculum is effective in promoting AI learning. The teachers also confirmed the co-creation process enhanced their capacity to implement AI education. Background: AI4Future is a cross-sector project that engages five major partners--CUHK's Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Education, secondary schools, Hong Kong government, and AI industry. A team of 14 professors collaborated with 17 principals and teachers from six secondary schools to co-create the curriculum. Research Questions: Would the curriculum significantly improve the student perceived competence, attitude, and motivation toward AI learning? How does the co-creation process benefit the implementation of the curriculum? Methodology: The participants were 335 students and eight teachers from the secondary schools. This study adopted a mix-method with quantitative data measures at pre- and post-questionnaires and qualitative data emphasizes teachers' perspectives on the co-creation process. Paired t-tests and ANCOVAs, and thematic analysis were used to analyze the data. Findings: (1) students perceived greater competence and developed a more positive attitude to learn AI; and (2) the co-creation process enhanced teachers' knowledge in AI, as well as fostered teachers' autonomy in bringing the subject matter into their classrooms.
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, Artificial Intelligence, Foreign Countries, Secondary School Students, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Competence
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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