The Level of Knowledge and Practices of Digital Skills Teachers for Artificial Intelligence Applications in Providing Middle School Students with Digital Skills and their Attitudes towards them

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at Al-Qunfudhah University College, Umm Al-Qura University, KSA

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The study aimed to identify the level of knowledge and practices of digital skills teachers for artificial intelligence applications in providing middle school students with digital skills and their attitudes towards them. The study relied on the descriptive survey method. The current study sample consisted of (410) male and female middle school teachers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The results of the study found that the perceptions of the study sample about the level of their knowledge and practices for utilizing artificial intelligence applications in in providing middle school students with digital skills  were medium, and that they have high positive attitudes towards them. The results also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences between the responses of the sample members about the use of artificial intelligence applications in providing middle school students digital skills attributed to the variables of academic qualification and years of experience, while there were statistically significant differences attributed to the variable of obtaining training programs in the field of artificial intelligence in favor of teachers who have obtained training programs. The study recommended the need to raise information awareness about artificial intelligence through organizing conferences and seminars with the aim of educating teachers about the importance of artificial intellience in education.

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