EFFECT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS USING ABRAHAM ADESANYA POLYTECHNIC AS A STUDY

This study investigated the public perception of the effect of artificial intelligence on the academic performance of students in tertiary institutions using Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic as a study. The use of artificial intelligence among students seems to have been wrongly applied and abused by the students of tertiary institutions. The objectives of the study are to examine the level of exposure of Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic students to Artificial intelligent, to examine the effect of Artificial intelligent on the academic performance of Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic students and to examine how AI can create customized learning path for students adapting to their individual strengths, weakness and learning styles. The theory employed in this study was Technological Determinism Theory. However, in order to determine the sample size for the study, the study employed the use of Survey Monkey Sample Size Calculator (online) at 95% Confidence Level and 5% Margin of Error which the total sample size accumulated to 358. From the 358 samples distributed, 345 were retrieved and analyzed. To gather data from the selected respondents, questionnaire was used for data collection. Section A contains biographic information while Section B contains psychographic information on the public perception of the effect of artificial intelligence on the academic performance of students in tertiary institution. The study concluded that artificial intelligent has not been incorporated into the Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic curriculum. The study recommended that AI has not been incorporated into the curriculum of Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic. KEY Words: Effect, Artificial Intelligence, Academic, Performance, Students, Tertiary Institutions.