ChatGPT-Supported Education in Primary Schools: The Potential of ChatGPT for Sustainable Practices

Hilal Uğraş, Mustafa Uğraş, Stamatios Papadakis and Michail Kalogiannakis ()
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Hilal Uğraş: Department of Child Development, Karakocan Vocational School, Firat University, 23000 Elazığ, Turkey
Mustafa Uğraş: Department of Preschool Teacher Education, Faculty of Education, Fırat University, 23000 Elazığ, Turkey
Stamatios Papadakis: Department of Preschool Education, Faculty of Education, University of Crete, 74100 Crete, Greece
Michail Kalogiannakis: Department of Special Education, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Thessaly, 38221 Volos, Greece

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 22, 1-20

Abstract: This study aims to evaluate the potential of using ChatGPT at the primary school level from the teachers’ perspective within a sustainability framework. The research was conducted as a qualitative case study involving 40 primary school teachers in Turkey during the 2023–2024 academic year, all of whom had no prior experience with ChatGPT. Data collection tools included semi-structured interview forms and researcher diaries developed by the researchers. The data obtained were analysed using content analysis. The findings indicate that most primary school teachers believe ChatGPT is suitable for primary education and can contribute to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4. Additionally, teachers noted that ChatGPT enriches the teaching process and is user-friendly. These findings suggest potential contributions to SDG 4.1 and SDG 4.2. However, concerns were raised regarding ChatGPT’s potential to provide false information, which may negatively impact SDG 4.7. The study also identified that ChatGPT is particularly suitable for mathematics, Turkish, and English courses. This study’s main contribution is that it shows how ChatGPT can help sustainable practices in primary education by getting teachers more involved and meeting specific curriculum needs. This gives us useful information for incorporating AI tools into education that is in line with SDG 4. It is recommended that training programs about ChatGPT and similar AI-supported tools be organised for teachers and parents.

Keywords: ChatGPT; artificial intelligence (AI); primary school teachers; primary school level; sustainable; SDG4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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