IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POWERED CHATBOTS ON PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AND SELF-ESTEEM OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA, NIGERIA
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Artificial intelligence, AI Powered chatbots, Problem-solving skills, Self-esteemAbstract
The study examined the impact of artificial intelligence powered chatbots on problem-solving skills and self-esteem of senior secondary school students in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria. Seven research questions and four hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The research employed correlational survey design. The population comprised 66,390 students in Abuja. The sample was three hundred and eighty four (382) students. A self-design questionnaire was used for the study. The questionnaire was titled: Students’ AI-Chatbots on Problem-solving Skills and Self-esteem Questionnaire (AIPSQ). The reliability coefficient index of 0.82 was obtained using test-retest. The data collected were analyzed using mean scores, standard deviation, t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC). The findings showed that there is no significant relationship between AI Powered Chatbots usage and problem-solving skills of senior secondary school students in FCT, Abuja, Nigeria and there is no significant relationship between AI Powered Chatbots usage and self-esteem of senior secondary school students in FCT, Abuja, Nigeria. Based on their findings the study recommended that school authorities and social proprietors should provide conducive learning environment with necessary infrastructural facilities needed for effective AI Powered Chatbots instruction teaching since the method was found to be effective in boosting students’ problem-skills and self-esteem in classroom learning
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