A study of the use of artificial intelligence by student-teachers

Abstract

Aim. The study aims to know how student-teachers of B.Ed. courses make use of AI for education and their opinion about the use of AI in education, in general. Methods. The Survey method was used for the study. There were 72 student-teachers of B.Ed the course of Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune, and studying at Tilak Col- lege of Education, Pune, India, participated in the survey. The questionnaire was the data collection tool for the study. The questionnaire was circulated on WhatsApp group through Google Form which had 12 questions with choices based on the status variable. Results. The data analysis of the 12 questions was done by using percentages and it was presented in Pie charts for each question. The results summarise that most of the stu- dent- teachers use ChatGPT, most of the student-teachers use AI for lessons, practicals, reports, and presentations and student-teachers use AI sometimes in a limited manner. According to the analysis of student-teachers, the use of AI should not be banned but regulations and guidelines should be there. Conclusions. The study underlines that student-teachers use AI in their course and they are in support of use of AI in education. Hence there is a need for general guidelines from the apex bodies regarding use of AI in Education rather than a blanket ban on AI.