The degree of agreement amongst lecturers in Arabic language departments regarding the use of artificial intelligence applications in teaching at faculties of education for the humanities

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which lecturers in Arabic language departments agree on the use of artificial intelligence applications in teaching within the Faculties of Education for the Humanities, The researcher adopted a descriptive research approach, with the sample comprising (٦٤) lecturers from Arabic language departments in the Faculties of Education for the Humanities at the universities of Baghdad, Babylon and Diyala; the sample was selected at random.To achieve the research objectives, the researcher prepared a questionnaire comprising (٥٠) items distributed across three areas (lesson planning, lesson delivery and lesson assessment) The researcher presented the questionnaire to a group of experts, reviewers and specialists in educational sciences and general teaching methods before distributing it to the research sample, in order to gather their opinions and observations and to establish its face validity and reliability. After the final version of the instrument was administered, the results were statistically analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version (٢١) (percentage as a measure of calculation, chi-squared test, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, weighted mean, percentage weight, and the t-test for two independent samples). The following were utilized: The research findings revealed the following: ١. There is a degree of agreement among the beliefs of Arabic language department lecturers regarding the use of artificial intelligence applications in teaching ٢- There are no statistically significant differences in the degree of agreement regarding the beliefs of Arabic language department lecturers on the use of artificial intelligence applications in teaching, according to the gender variable (male – female)