International Journal of Education and Development using ICT

International Journal of Education and Development using ICT > Vol. 21, No. 2 (2025)

Enhancing Pupils’ Reading Skills Through the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Tools: A Survey of Primary Schools in Ondo East Local Government Area, Ondo State, Nigeria

Adetokunboh Abayomi Adepoju, Department of Primary Education, Adeyemi Federal University of Education, Ondo,

Abstract
The study examined the use of AI tools in teaching reading skills in selected primary schools in Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria by employing a balloting system to select twenty-five primary schools out of the fifty primary schools in the area of study, and used all the teachers available in those schools as the sample which amounted to one hundred and forty-one persons. A mixed method approach was adopted to get qualitative and quantitative data with two instruments designed by the researcher; the first being a fifteen item “yes” or “no” structured questionnaire, and the second one was a four-item open-ended instrument. The study used simple percentages to analyse quantitative data and thematic analyses for qualitative data. The findings revealed that primary school teachers have a misconception about AI tools used in teaching reading skills, teachers have no training in the use of AI, AI tools and facilities are not available in schools. The study recommended that in-service training programmes be organised for teachers, AI tools should be provided in primary schools and that public awareness be created for parents on the importance of using AI tools in teaching reading skills.

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