Driving Educational Change in Ghana: The Potential Role of Generative AI in Promoting Practical-Based Teaching and Assessment Methods

• In Event: Sunday Roundtable Session 11:25 am
  In Roundtable Session: AI and Its Application as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning (Table 15)

Abstract

This analytical review provides valuable insights into two main research aspects: Firstly, it identifies specific competencies that are crucial in necessitating the introduction of various educational reforms, and further hypothesizes on how generative AI integration could potentially transform teaching and assessment in Ghana. The study identified skills development and practical-based competencies as pertinent in almost all the major educational reforms in Ghana. The study posited that generative Artificial Intelligence Chatbots (GAIs) have the potential to augment cognitive and content-based learning among students and afford educators the opportunity to shift their attention to other critical aspects of learning that are currently underserved in Ghana education such as practice-based, performance-based, and skills-based learning.

Authors

• Matthew Nyaaba, University of Georgia

• Xiaoming Zhai, University of Georgia