An Investigation of the Relationship Between Individual Creativity and General Attitude Toward Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the predictive effect of individual creativity levels of sports sciences students on their general attitudes toward artificial intelligence (AI). The study group was composed of 459 students of 197 female (42.9%), 262 male (57.1%) from the Faculty of Sports Sciences at Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University (BAIBU). Data collection instrument included the "Individual Creativity" and "General Attitude Towards Artificial Intelligence" scales, along with a demographic information form developed by the authors. Initially, confirmatory factor analysis along with validity and reliability analyses was conducted on the obtained data, followed by multiple linear regression analysis. Findigs; revealed that scales preserved its psychometric properties and ensured the reliability and validity criterion. Findings revealed that scales preserved their psychometric properties and satisfied the reliability and validity criteria. Moreover, the model accounted for 57.1% of the variance, indicating that individual creativity is both a significant and strong predictor of the general attitude towards artificial intelligence. The study suggests that, in the field of sports sciences, there is a need to enhance educational environments that foster individual creativity and to develop competencies such as artificial intelligence literacy.

Keywords

• Artificial Intelligence
• Individual Creativity
• Sports Sciences

Bireysel Yaratıcılık ile Yapay Zekâya Yönelik Genel Tutum Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı spor bilimleri fakültesi öğrencilerinin bireysel yaratıcılık düzeylerinin yapay zekâya (YZ) yönelik genel tutumları üzerindeki yordayıcı etkisini incelemektir. Çalışmanın örneklemi Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal Üniversitesi (BAİBÜ) Spor Bilimleri Fakültesi öğrenim gören 197 kadın (%42,9), 262 erkek (%57,1) toplam 459 öğrenciden oluşmuştur. Veri toplama aracı olarak; ‘‘Bireysel Yaratıcılık’’ ve ‘‘Yapay Zekaya Yönelik Genel Tutum’’ ölçekleri ve araştırmacılar tarafından oluşturulan demografik bilgiler formu kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen verilere öncelikle, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi, geçerlik ve güvenirlik analizleri uygulanmış daha sonra çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi uygulanmıştır. Bulgular; ölçeklerin psikometrik özelliklerini koruduğunu ve geçerlik, güvenirlik kriterlerini sağladığını göstermiştir. Ayrıca oluşturulan model varyansın %57,1’ini açıklayarak, bireysel yaratıcılığın yapay zekâya yönelik genel tutum üzerinde anlamlı ve güçlü bir yordayıcı olduğunu ortaya çıkarmıştır (β=0,756, p<,001), Sonuç olarak, bireysel yaratıcılığa sahip öğrencilerin yapay zekâ teknolojilerine karşı daha olumlu yaklaştıkları ve bu teknolojileri daha erken benimsedikleri ortaya çıkmıştır. Çalışma, spor bilimleri alanında bireysel yaratıcılığı destekleyici eğitim ortamlarının artırılması ve yapay zekâ okuryazarlığı gibi özelliklerin geliştirilmesi gerektiğini önermektedir.

Keywords

• Yapay Zekâ
• Bireysel Yaratıcılık
• Spor Bilimleri

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