USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE CONTENT AND STRUCTURE OF PRE-PRIMARY EDUCATION IN DELTA STATE

Abstract

The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the educational system's approach to planning, teaching and managing learning across all levels of schooling, including pre-primary education. The present paper investigates the Nigeria's use of Artificial Intelligence in the management of content and structure of pre-primary education in Delta State, Nigeria. The pre-primary education is the foundation of a child's cognitive, social and emotional growth and the content and structure need to be carefully planned to achieve these goals. The paper conceptualizes the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and pre-primary education and investigates how the tools of Artificial Intelligence can support the planning, organization, sequencing and delivery of the content of pre-primary education as well as the organization of the enrolment and the management of the resources and supervision in pre-primary schools. It also notes the advantages of the use of AI, such as personalized learning, efficient administration and decision-making, and quality assurance; as well as emerging challenges, including poor digital infrastructure, low caregiver and teacher AI literacy, funding limitations and ethical issues about data privacy of young children. The paper is a narrative/desk review approach, using literature sourced from the existing work on the use of Artificial Intelligence in education and early childhood education management in Nigeria, especially Delta State. It concludes that although AI has great potential to enhance the management of pre-primary education content and structure in Delta State, there is a need for intentional policy backing, infrastructural investment, teacher and administrator training, and child-friendly and contextually appropriate design of the AI tools. Government, school administration and educational technology developers are recommended.