Assessment of Lecturers’ Acceptance and Adoption of Artificial Intelligence Technology for educational Testing in Tertiary Institutions in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study assessed lecturers’ acceptance and adoption of Artificial Intelligence technology in educational testing for educational testing in Akwa Ibom State owned tertiary institutions, Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions and one hypothesis. The study adopted descriptive research of the cross-sectional survey type. The population of the study consisted of lecturers in state owned tertiary institutions in the State with a total of 1,794. A purposive sampling technique was used to select only the state-owned tertiary institutions in the area; one university, one polytechnic, and one college of education. The sample size of the respondent was 314 lecturers. A researcher’s designed questionnaire titled, LAAAITET was used as the instrument for data collection. This instrument was validated by experts for face and content validity. Using SPSS, Mean and ANOVA were used to analyze the data. The findings indicated that lecturers in tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State accept and adopt Artificial Intelligence technology in educational testing. That area of specialization is not a moderating factor in the acceptance of Artificial Intelligence technology in educational testing among lecturers in tertiary institutions in Akwa Ibom State. Based on these findings, it was recommended that lecturers should be motivated and encouraged to incorporate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence technology in educational testing in tertiary institutions by organizing workshops through agencies such as; TETFUND. Also, lecturers irrespective of their area of specialization should be given equal opportunity to integrate and utilize Artificial Intelligence technology in educational testing.