Special Education Pre-service Teachers' Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence Technology: A Metaphor Study

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to determine the metaphorical perceptions of prospective special education teachers about artificial intelligence technology. The research was carried out using phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research methods. The participant group consists of 149 pre-service teachers who are studying at Anadolu University Faculty of Education, Special Education Teacher Education programme and who volunteered to participate in the study. The data of the study were collected online and face-to-face through forms prepared by the researcher. The collected data were analysed by content analysis method. As a result of the analysis, 94 different metaphors obtained from 149 pre-service teachers were grouped into six categories, taking into account their reasoned explanations. The findings show that the majority of pre-service special education teachers' perceptions of artificial intelligence technology are positive.

Keywords

• artificial intelligence
• artificial intelligence in education
• pre-service special education teachers
• perception of artificial intelligence
• metaphor analysis

Özel Eğitim Öğretmen Adaylarının Yapay Zekâ Teknolojisine İlişkin Algıları: Bir Metafor Çalışması

Abstract

Bu araştırmada özel eğitim öğretmen adaylarının yapay zekâ teknolojisine ilişkin metaforik algılarının belirlenmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırma, nitel araştırma yöntemlerinden fenomenoloji deseni kullanılarak gerçekleştirilmiştir. Katılımcı grubu Anadolu Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Özel Eğitim Öğretmenliği Programında öğrenim görmekte olan ve katılımcı olmak için gönüllü 149 öğretmen adayından oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri, araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan formlar aracılığıyla çevrim içi ve yüz yüze toplanmıştır. Toplanan veriler, içerik analizi yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonucunda 149 öğretmen adayından elde edilen 94 farklı metafor, gerekçeli açıklamaları da göz önünde bulundurularak altı kategoride toplanmıştır. Bulgular, özel eğitim öğretmen adaylarının büyük çoğunluğunun yapay zekâ teknolojisine ilişkin algılarının olumlu olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

• yapay zekâ
• eğitimde yapay zekâ
• özel eğitim öğretmen adayları
• yapay zekâ algısı
• metafor analizi

Supporting Institution

Bu araştırma herhangi bir fon almamıştır.

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışmada Yükseköğretim Kurumları Bilimsel Araştırma ve Yayın Etiği Yönergesi’nde belirtilen kurallara uyulduğunu ve bilimsel araştırma ve yayın etiğine aykırı eylemlere dayalı hiçbir işlem yapmadığımızı beyan ederiz. Aynı zamanda tüm yazarların çalışmaya katkıda bulunduğu, yazarlar arasında herhangi bir çıkar çatışmasının bulunmadığını, tüm etik ihlallerde tüm sorumluluğun makale yazarlarına ait olduğunu beyan ederiz.

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