The reality of employing artificial intelligence applications in the early childhood stage from the perspective of female teachers in Shaqra Governorate, Saudi Arabia

Meshal, Marwa Tawfik Mohamed; Al-Eid, Neda Muhammad

doi:10.21608/jsrep.2023.304540

The reality of employing artificial intelligence applications in the early childhood stage from the perspective of female teachers in Shaqra Governorate, Saudi Arabia

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department of Early Childhood, College of Education in Dawadmi, Shaqra University.

² Educational Technology, Huraymila Applied College, Imam Muhammad bin Saud University.

10.21608/jsrep.2023.304540

Abstract

This study seeks to identify the reality of employing appropriate artificial intelligence applications in early childhood from the point of view of female teachers. To determine the reality of employing these applications through a questionnaire distributed electronically and on paper using the descriptive approach in the study. The two researchers identified a random sample of early childhood teachers in Shaqra governorate, and (99) questionnaires valid for analysis were relied upon. The results of the study showed a significant weakness in early childhood teachers' knowledge of artificial intelligence applications, despite their awareness of its importance at that stage and the scarcity of employing artificial intelligence applications in early childhood education. Based on the results of the questionnaire, the two researchers made several recommendations, the most important of which is the necessity of employing artificial intelligence applications in the educational process in early childhood, preparing training programs for teachers, providing early childhood schools with the necessary devices and applications, and allocating sufficient financial allocations for that, as suggested future studies such as a training program for early childhood teachers to employ artificial intelligence applications in education to achieve Vision 2030, and a proposed program based on artificial intelligence applications to develop the scientific and historical aspects of early childhood children.

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