APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POWERED TOOLS FOR PRINCIPALS’ MANAGEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ANAMBRA STATE

Abstract

The study examined principals’ application of AI powered tools for secondary schools management in
Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study and two hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level
of significance. The descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The population of the study
comprised 267 principals of public secondary schools in Anambra State. The entire population was
used for the study because it was manageable. The instrument for data collection was a self-structured
questionnaire which was validated by three experts. Test of reliability was done using Cronbach
Alpha which reported reliability coefficients of 0.86 and 0.88 for Clusters, 1 and 2 respectively with
an overall reliability coefficient of 0.87. Mean and Standard deviation and t-test were used to analyse
data for the study. Finding of the study revealed that principals applied QuickBooks AI tool in the
financial management of secondary schools in Anambra State to a low extent. Finding also showed
principals applied BambooHR AI tool for the management of human resources in secondary schools
in Anambra State to a low extent. Finding also showed that principals with prior experience in using
AI tools reported significantly higher levels of application than those without such experience. Based
on these findings, the researchers conclude that principals apply AI-powered tools in secondary school
management to a low extent. It was therefore recommended that the Post Primary Schools Service
Commission should organise regular training and capacity-building workshops for school principals
on the effective use of AI-powered tools like QuickBooks and BambooHR.