Over the past few decades, our world has witnessed rapid advancement in technologies and innovations. There is not a sector in the world that is not dependent on technology and its advancements. But what is the purpose of these advancements? and what does it serve? Transformation. For any business, sector, or even an activity to grow, it must go through certain changes as per the conditions.
One of the inventions that brought a profound change in every sector is artificial intelligence. Given the kind of transformation and ease it has brought in day to day functioning, it is evident that AI technology is here to stay and will continue to bring in more advancements.
Education is one such sector that needs to change as per the time and situations on a global scale. Implementing AI has the potential to bring about positive and effective changes in the field of education. And also have a positive impact on children’s learning methods.
To implement AI in education, it would require a large amount of personal data and information such as background, history, attendance, number of hours of study, assignments, performance, behavioral pattern, etc. With this data, the system would begin processing the information from which the teachers will receive insight into the conditions and thought process of the students.
If AI is utilized correctly then we can advance in every field. Here are some of the significant changes that we can expect when AI is implemented in the education system.
Personalized attention: In a traditional set-up, it is not practical for teachers to attend to their students individually. With the help of AI, it gets easier to keep tabs on students when the necessary data is fed. For example, if a student is not doing well it could be due to various factors such as absence or they are not able to adapt to the teaching method. AI can notice such small details and notify the teacher immediately. Thus, personalized learning through AI can help students.
Trial and error reduction: Teachers usually employ various methods of teaching to see what would suit the best for the classroom. But employing every method one by one is time-consuming and wouldn’t garner the result required. Thus, a simple survey with the help of AI can decide which teaching method should be implemented that would be best suited for the class.
Lower cases of drop-outs: With the help of AI, the teachers will be able to understand students and their styles individually. This helps the teachers to deal with them effectively, thus reducing the dropout rate. With AI learning it helps to reach the full potential of the student in a unique personalized manner. When the education is personalized and brings out the best from the students, then it’s highly unlikely that they would deviate from the path of education.
Introduction of chatbots: Chatbots are known as conversational agents that imitate written or spoken human speech for carrying a conversation forward with the real human. Studies show that chatbots provide students with correct answers 91% of the time. Moreover, the chatbots are available 24/7 which motivates the students to ask questions at any point in time. Renowned universities like the University of Murcia in Spain and Georgia Tech in the USA have begun to utilize chatbots to help their students which have proved to have a positive impact on the students and their academics.
