Readiness for the use of Artificial Intelligence among Secondary School Teachers in the Tuaran District, Sabah Based on Length of Service: A Pilot Study

Abstract

This pilot study is conducted to provide an initial overview of the readiness for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) among secondary school teachers in Tuaran, Sabah. This study focuses more on a quantitative approach in the form of a survey. In this study, the instrument by Fred D. Davis (1989) has been taken and adapted to the needs of this study. Meanwhile, this study involved only 50 respondents among secondary school teachers in the Tuaran district of Sabah, who were selected through simple random sampling. To analyze the obtained data, the researcher used descriptive statistical analysis with the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software. The analysis results found that there is no significant difference in the use of AI among secondary school teachers in the Tuaran district of Sabah, with a recorded value of [F (df=3, 46) = 2.33] at a significance level of 0.09. The implication is that the level of teachers' knowledge regarding AI needs to be further strengthened through the organization of in-service training programs for all teachers so that they possess a high level of knowledge and readiness in applying AI as outlined in the Digital Education Policy.