Research Article

Design and Use of Chatbots for Educational Purposes: A Study on Student Opinions

Volume: 1 Number: 2 December 31, 2023
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Design and Use of Chatbots for Educational Purposes: A Study on Student Opinions

Abstract

Rapid developments in information and communication technologies have caused significant changes in the field of education. Among these changes, the role of artificial intelligence-based chatbots in education is increasing. This study aims to reveal the issues that need to be taken into consideration in the design of chat robots used for educational purposes by discussing student opinions and experiences about the design and use of chat robots. In the study, the case study research method, one of the qualitative designs, was used as the research method. The sample of the research was selected by purposeful sampling method, and the sample group consists of students taking the English Culture II course from Ardahan University, Faculty of Humanities and Letters, Department of Western Languages and Literatures, Department of English Language and Literature. At the end of the experimental period determined during two-course weeks, eight of the students (2 boys, and 6 girls) who took the course volunteered to participate in the focus group interview. The data of the participants were collected using the focus group interview technique. The content analysis method was applied to the data obtained. As a result of the study, it was revealed that chatbots were generally easy to use by students and their interface design was evaluated positively. Students find chatbots to be an effective tool for answering questions about course content. Positive features such as ease of use, quick answers, and clarity contribute to students developing a positive attitude towards this technology. The lack of naturalness of the chatbots' answers, the inability to understand spelling errors, and the failure to indicate the sources of the answers caused students to develop negative opinions about the answers given by the chatbots on extracurricular topics. Students think that chatbots should strengthen their knowledge base with more sources and source citations. Additionally, some of the students wanted chatbots to be usable outside the course content.

Keywords

Chatbot, qualitative design, student opinions

Supporting Institution

In this study, the data of the project numbered "SDK-2022-10513" supported by Atatürk University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit were utilized.

Project Number

SDK-2022-10513

Ethical Statement

Ethics committee approval document was obtained from Atatürk University.

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APA
Cevher, A. Y., & Yıldırım, S. (2023). Design and Use of Chatbots for Educational Purposes: A Study on Student Opinions. Journal of Studies in Advanced Technologies, 1(2), 76-83. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10445240
AMA
1.Cevher AY, Yıldırım S. Design and Use of Chatbots for Educational Purposes: A Study on Student Opinions. JSAT. 2023;1(2):76-83. doi:10.5281/zenodo.10445240
Chicago
Cevher, Ahmet Yusuf, and Serkan Yıldırım. 2023. “Design and Use of Chatbots for Educational Purposes: A Study on Student Opinions”. Journal of Studies in Advanced Technologies 1 (2): 76-83. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10445240.
EndNote
Cevher AY, Yıldırım S (December 1, 2023) Design and Use of Chatbots for Educational Purposes: A Study on Student Opinions. Journal of Studies in Advanced Technologies 1 2 76–83.
IEEE
[1]A. Y. Cevher and S. Yıldırım, “Design and Use of Chatbots for Educational Purposes: A Study on Student Opinions”, JSAT, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 76–83, Dec. 2023, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.10445240.
ISNAD
Cevher, Ahmet Yusuf - Yıldırım, Serkan. “Design and Use of Chatbots for Educational Purposes: A Study on Student Opinions”. Journal of Studies in Advanced Technologies 1/2 (December 1, 2023): 76-83. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10445240.
JAMA
1.Cevher AY, Yıldırım S. Design and Use of Chatbots for Educational Purposes: A Study on Student Opinions. JSAT. 2023;1:76–83.
MLA
Cevher, Ahmet Yusuf, and Serkan Yıldırım. “Design and Use of Chatbots for Educational Purposes: A Study on Student Opinions”. Journal of Studies in Advanced Technologies, vol. 1, no. 2, Dec. 2023, pp. 76-83, doi:10.5281/zenodo.10445240.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Yusuf Cevher, Serkan Yıldırım. Design and Use of Chatbots for Educational Purposes: A Study on Student Opinions. JSAT. 2023 Dec. 1;1(2):76-83. doi:10.5281/zenodo.10445240