Reflections of Artificial Intelligence Use on Student Achievement and Attitudes in Biology Classes

Meryem Konu Kadirhanoğulları

doi:10.63612/ijesp.1909818

Reflections of Artificial Intelligence Use on Student Achievement and Attitudes in Biology Classes

Abstract

This study investigated the topic of enzymes using current artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini Pro, and Microsoft Copilot and examined the effects of this approach on student achievement and attitudes. A quasiexperimental design was used, with pretest and posttest applications to both experimental and control groups. The sample consisted of 45 students (29 girls, 16 boys) in the ninth grade (16-17 years old) of a high school affiliated with the Ministry of National Education (MoNE). Data were collected using the Enzyme Academic Achievement Test and the Biology Course Attitude Scale. The SPSS statistical program was used to analyze the data. After determining that the data showed a normal distribution, parametric statistical tests were used to examine whether there were significant differences between the experimental and control groups. Independent samples t tests were used for comparisons between groups, and dependent samples t tests were used to evaluate the change in pre- and post-application scores for each group. The study results showed that students in the experimental group had higher academic achievement than those in the control group, and their posttest scores increased significantly compared to their pretest scores. The effect size coefficient for the difference between the groups' posttest achievement scores was calculated as Cohen’s d = 1.26, indicating that the implemented method had a large effect on academic achievement; furthermore, the experimental group's attitudes toward biology improved significantly.

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Ethical Statement

The ethical suitability of the research was reviewed by the Kafkas University Social and Human Sciences Scientific Research and Publication Ethics Board and approved with decision number 77 at the meeting dated 23.10.2025. For this experimental study, conducted under the title "Reflections of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Biology Teaching on Student Success and Attitudes," a "Research Implementation Permit Certificate" with application number MEB.TT.2025.034156.01 was also obtained from the Ministry of National Education of the Republic of Turkey.

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Konu Kadirhanoğulları, M. (2026). Reflections of Artificial Intelligence Use on Student Achievement and Attitudes in Biology Classes. International Journal of Educational Studies and Policy, Advanced Online Publication, 227-244. https://doi.org/10.63612/ijesp.1909818

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1.Meryem Konu Kadirhanoğulları. Reflections of Artificial Intelligence Use on Student Achievement and Attitudes in Biology Classes. IJESP. 2026 Apr. 1;(Advanced Online Publication):227-44. doi:10.63612/ijesp.1909818