Artificial intelligence in primary education - experiences and attitudes of future teachers

Pojam umjetne inteligencije (UI) u posljednje se vrijeme sve češće susreće. Umjetna je inteligencija još nedovoljno u praksi istražena i podložna je kritikama i pohvalama. Ipak, svijet se okreće prema pozitivnim aspektima uporabe umjetne inteligencije u sve većem broju područja. Tako je umjetna inteligencija pronašla svoje mjesto i u obrazovanju. Pojedine zemlje prigrlile su ideju primjene umjetne inteligencije u obrazovanju, dok je većina još nedovoljno educirana ili ne pokazuje značajan interes. U ovom diplomskom radu definira se pojam umjetne inteligencije i napravljen je pregled dosadašnjih istraživanja na temu iskustava i stavova o umjetnoj inteligenciji u obrazovanju. Nadalje, u radu su prikazani rezultati istraživanja u kojem su sudjelovali studenti Učiteljskog studija o iskustvima i stavovima o umjetnoj inteligenciji u primarnome obrazovanju studenata. Za potrebe istraživanja izrađen je online upitnik koji je popunilo 192 buduća učitelja u Osijeku. Rezultati su pokazali da je 49 % ispitanika dobro upoznato s pojmom umjetne inteligencije. Budući učitelji imaju iskustva u primjeni umjetne inteligencije u obrazovanju, imaju neutralan stav, ali pokazuju znatiželju o primjeni umjetne inteligencije (UI) u primarnome obrazovanju. Najviše su upoznati s alatom ChatGPT, a u potpunosti nisu upoznati s radom u alatu Cognii. Zaključno, većina ispitanika smatra da je potrebno educiranje budućih učitelja kao i podučavanje učenika razredne nastave o umjetnoj inteligenciji.The concept of artificial intelligence (AI) has been encountered more and more frequently in recent times. Like any new concept that has not yet been sufficiently explored in practice, it is subject to criticism and praise. However, the world is turning towards the positive aspects of using artificial intelligence in an increasing number of fields. Artificial intelligence has found its place in education as well. Some countries have embraced the idea of using artificial intelligence, while the majority are still inadequately educated about it or show little interest. This master's thesis briefly defines the term of artificial intelligence and provides an overview of previous research on the experiences and attitudes towards artificial intelligence in education. Furthermore, the thesis presents the results of research on the experiences and attitudes towards artificial intelligence in primary education among students. For the purposes of the research, an online questionnaire was created and completed by 192 future teachers in Osijek. The results showed that 49 % of the future teachers are familiar with the concept of artificial intelligence. Future teachers have experience in using artificial intelligence in education, have a neutral attitude, but show curiosity. They are most familiar with the ChatGPT tool and are not familiar with the operation of the Cognii tool. In conclusion, the majority of respondents believe that it is necessary to educate future teachers as well as to teach primary school students about artificial intelligence