Ethical and pedagogical implications of AI in language education: An empirical study at Ha'il University

This study aims to evaluate the role of AI as an educational tool from an ethical and pedagogical perspective as it delves into the perceptions of the teaching community whose resistance to technology integration into conventionally managed classrooms has been well established in a large number of s...

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Main Authors: Fahad S. Aljabr, Arif Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ahdal
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-11-01
Series:Acta Psychologica
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691824004839
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description This study aims to evaluate the role of AI as an educational tool from an ethical and pedagogical perspective as it delves into the perceptions of the teaching community whose resistance to technology integration into conventionally managed classrooms has been well established in a large number of studies. The study uses a mixed methods design to gather data from 50 English, Translation, and Linguistics faculty members at Ha'il University whose collective and individual views on the ethical and pedagogical issues are analyzed using a questionnaire and individual interviews. Results indicate an overall high perception (M = 3.49, Std = 0.808) among the teachers towards the ethical use of AI in their teaching experience and (M = 3.84, Std = 0.833), on the pedagogical implications of AI in the learning process. Findings also indicate that educators are aware of solutions to ensure maintenance of ethics with inclusion of AI in teaching, including training students on the use of AI, regulating the learning environment, using AI-based plagiarism detector and reformulating the assessment systems. They also report pedagogical considerations that help in the integration of AI tools in the EFL classroom. The study concludes with recommending that both EFL instructors and students be aware about the ways and need to ensure safer use of AI in the learning process.
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spelling doaj-art-c63fde3f1d2e4d47bcab8ec4ba2cce712024-12-14T06:28:23ZengElsevierActa Psychologica0001-69182024-11-01251104605Ethical and pedagogical implications of AI in language education: An empirical study at Ha'il UniversityFahad S. Aljabr0Arif Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ahdal1English Language Department, College of Arts and Literature, University of Ha'il, Ha'il 81481, Saudi Arabia; Humanities Research Centre, University of Ha'il, Ha'il 55476, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author at: English Language Department, College of Arts and Literature, University of Ha'il, Ha'il 81481, Saudi Arabia.Department of English Language and Literature, College of Languages and Humanities, Qassim University, Saudi ArabiaThis study aims to evaluate the role of AI as an educational tool from an ethical and pedagogical perspective as it delves into the perceptions of the teaching community whose resistance to technology integration into conventionally managed classrooms has been well established in a large number of studies. The study uses a mixed methods design to gather data from 50 English, Translation, and Linguistics faculty members at Ha'il University whose collective and individual views on the ethical and pedagogical issues are analyzed using a questionnaire and individual interviews. Results indicate an overall high perception (M = 3.49, Std = 0.808) among the teachers towards the ethical use of AI in their teaching experience and (M = 3.84, Std = 0.833), on the pedagogical implications of AI in the learning process. Findings also indicate that educators are aware of solutions to ensure maintenance of ethics with inclusion of AI in teaching, including training students on the use of AI, regulating the learning environment, using AI-based plagiarism detector and reformulating the assessment systems. They also report pedagogical considerations that help in the integration of AI tools in the EFL classroom. The study concludes with recommending that both EFL instructors and students be aware about the ways and need to ensure safer use of AI in the learning process.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691824004839AIEthical useEducationPedagogyResearch workTeacher awareness
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Ethical and pedagogical implications of AI in language education: An empirical study at Ha'il University
Acta Psychologica
AI
Ethical use
Education
Pedagogy
Research work
Teacher awareness
title Ethical and pedagogical implications of AI in language education: An empirical study at Ha'il University
title_full Ethical and pedagogical implications of AI in language education: An empirical study at Ha'il University
title_fullStr Ethical and pedagogical implications of AI in language education: An empirical study at Ha'il University
title_full_unstemmed Ethical and pedagogical implications of AI in language education: An empirical study at Ha'il University
title_short Ethical and pedagogical implications of AI in language education: An empirical study at Ha'il University
title_sort ethical and pedagogical implications of ai in language education an empirical study at ha il university
topic AI
Ethical use
Education
Pedagogy
Research work
Teacher awareness
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