The use of Artificial Intelligence as a Motivational Factor in Enhancing Teachers’ Job Performance in Senior Secondary Schools in Ikpopa-Okha Local Government area, EDO State.

The pace at which teachers are motivated for greater service is deteriorating in secondary schools is alarming. The fall in performance and productivity of the secondary teachers is of great concern to the stakeholders. Therefore, it examines the practical application of AI in lesson delivery, administrative duties, and student’s assessments, as well as the challenges faced by educators in integrating these technologies in senior secondary schools, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, Edo State. The survey research design was adopted. In collecting the data for the research, the study made used of simple percentages parameters to draw up the population sample size for the study which was collected from both primary and secondary source. Research questionnaire was designed for the secondary school teachers in Ikpoba-Okha Local Government, Edo state. The finding of the study revealed that there was a positive and significant relationship between artificial intelligence usage as a motivational factor in enhancing teachers assessment/grading of students, virtual teaching and teacher’s performance in Government senior secondary schools. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that Government through training should encourage teachers to utilise AI- Powered assessment and automated grading systems to navigate and adjust the level of difficulty and workload they face in assessing /grading of students in order to improve individual teacher performance.

Artificial Intelligence, Teacher Performance, Motivational Factor, AI- Powered assessment, Job Performance

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