The Effect of REACT Strategy Integrated with Artificial Intelligence on Academic Achievement

Abstract

As the use of artificial intelligence increases, its effects in many fields continue to multiply. One of the affected fields is science education. This study’s purpose is to examine the effect of teaching the 'Electrical Circuit Elements' unit of the 5th grade science course with the REACT strategy integrated with artificial intelligence on the students’ academic success. The study’s research problem: "Does teaching the 5th grade unit of 'Electrical Circuit Elements' with REACT strategy integrated with artificial intelligence have an effect on pupils' academic success?" is as follows. In the study, a semi-experimental research design, which is one of the quantitative research methods, was used, pre- and post-tests were applied, and experimental and control groups were included. The study’s participants were 37 students in the 5th grade of a secondary school in Türkiye. "Electrical Circuit Elements Academic Achievement Test" and students' applications related to ChatGPT were implemented as data collection tools in the study. In the experimental group, the REACT strategy integrated with artificial intelligence was used by preparing a lesson plan with ChatGPT for four weeks and getting help from ChatGPT during the lesson, while the 5E method was implemented in the control group. As a consequence of the research, it was detected that both approaches increased the students’ academic success, but the REACT strategy integrated with artificial intelligence increased statistically significantly more than the 5E method.