The Impact of Integrating Artificial Intelligence in Curriculum Design on Teachers’ Efficiency and Students’ Performance in Secondary Schools in Hail Region

Abstract

The current research aimed to evaluate the role of integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques into curriculum design on the professional and pedagogical competence of teachers and the performance of secondary school students. To achieve this, the study utilized the descriptive analytical method. The researcher applied two main instruments: first, a questionnaire (or scale) to evaluate the role of AI in professional and pedagogical competence, which was applied to a sample of 384 teachers and educational staff in the Hail region. The second instrument was a performance scale applied to a sample of 352 secondary school students. The study results showed that the most significant role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) lies in facilitating the precise monitoring of students' progress with a mean of (3.67), and reducing the teaching load on the teacher with a mean of (3.53). Conversely, the most prominent challenges facing teachers are focused on weak technological infrastructure with a mean of (3.61), limited financial resources with a mean of (3.60), in addition to the unavailability of suitable digital educational content with a mean of (3.59). To address these challenges, the most important proposals include organizing regular workshops to disseminate the culture of AI with a mean of (3.54), and providing specialized training programs for teachers with a mean of (3.50).