Fundamental and Basic Cognitive Skills Required for Teachers to Effectively Use Chatbots in Education

Abstract

With the rapid advancement of technology, education is undergoing a transformational change. Chatbots have become increasingly popular in recent years and are being utilized as teaching assistants to support teachers and students in various ways. However, little research has been done on the skills required by teachers to prepare curriculum content using chatbots. The research aims to identify the skills teachers need to prepare curriculum content with chatbots. It examines the fundamental and cognitive skills individuals need to interpret content generated by chatbots and explores the difference between self-assessment and evaluator-based assessment. Fifty-eight third-year students, pre-service teachers, in the Elementary education program attempted to write a lesson plan using ChatGPT and completed a questionnaire to assess the skills required. Their communication with the chatbot as well as their prepared lesson plans were reviewed by an evaluator who rated the skills of the participating pre-service teachers. Results indicate that pre-service teachers tend to overestimate their skills required to interpret chatbot-generated content compared to the evaluator's ratings. Such discrepancies could lead to inaccurate or incomplete assessments of their skills, which could hinder their potential for growth and development. Keywords: artificial intelligence, chatbots in education, cognitive skills, fundamental skills, lessons plan

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