ADVANCING THE USE OF INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHOD IN ANAGE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: IMPACT ON STUDENTS INTEREST IN LEARNING CHEMISTRY

Abstract

The study investigated the impact of innovative teaching method in an age of artificial intelligence on
senior secondary school students’ interest in learning Chemistry in Awka South Local Government
Area. Five research questions guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design.
The population of the study comprised all the 1009 senior secondary school two chemistry students in
the 19 public secondary schools in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State. The
sample size was 151 SS2 chemistry students selected through simple random technique. The
instrument used for data collection was forty questionnaire designed by the researchers titled ‘Impact
of Innovative Teaching Method on the Interest of Senior Secondary School Students in Learning
Chemistry Questionnaire” (IITMISSSSLCQ). The questionnaire was validated by three experts, two
from the department of science education, and one from educational foundations, all from Nnamdi
Azikiwe University, Awka. Cronbach Alpha was used to obtain overall reliability estimate of
0.86.Data obtained was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings showed that in an
age of mimic’s functions, some innovative teaching methods have positive impact on senior
secondary school students’ interest in learning Chemistry in Awka South Local Government Area. It
was concluded that innovative teaching methods have positive impact on senior secondary school
students’ interest in learning Chemistry notwithstanding the mimics’ functions of this age in Awka
South Local Government Area. It was recommended that Chemistry teachers should incorporate
innovative teaching methods into their curriculum to increase students' interest and motivation in
learning chemistry more especially in this new age of artificial intelligence.