ATTITUDES OF RELIGIOUS CULTURE AND MORAL KNOWLEDGE (DKAB) TEACHERS TOWARDS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
Sr No:
Page No:
5-18
Language:
English
Authors:
Prof. Dr. Kursat Sahin Yildirimer*, Dr. Elmas Burcu Karatas
Received:
2025-03-26
Accepted:
2025-04-11
Published Date:
2025-04-15
Abstract:
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to enhance student achievement and
learning efficiency while alleviating teachers' workload by providing personalized learning
experiences in education. By offering content tailored to students' individual learning
speeds and needs, AI can make education more effective. The integration of AI into
Religious Culture and Moral Knowledge (DKAB) courses can help students gain a deeper
understanding of religious and moral values, as well as increase their awareness of
different cultures and belief systems. Moreover, interactive and digital learning tools can
contribute to students’ ability to think more critically and analytically about ethical and
spiritual issues. This study examines the attitudes of 150 DKAB teachers working in public
schools in İzmir toward the use of AI. The results reveal that individuals’ attitudes towards
AI are associated with factors such as education level, age, and seniority. The AI
Engagement dimension exhibits a positive correlation with education level (0.217), while
age (-0.176) and seniority (-0.153) are negatively correlated, indicating that interest in AI
decreases as these factors increase. In the Resistance to AI dimension, resistance increases
with age (0.231) and seniority (0.198), whereas a negative correlation with education level
(-0.289) suggests that resistance to AI declines as education level rises. The AI Adoption
dimension shows a positive correlation with education level (0.312), indicating that
individuals with higher education levels find AI more useful and engaging. However, as age
(-0.204) and seniority (-0.176) increase, the tendency to adopt AI decreases. The study also
found no significant impact of gender and school type on attitudes toward AI.
Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence, AI in Education, DKAB, Teacher Attitudes.