Investigating the Impact of the AI-Supported 5E (AI-s5E) Instructional Model on Spatial Ability

Gürefe N., Sarpkaya Aktaş G., Öksüz H.

Behavioral Sciences, vol.14, no.8, 2024 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 14 Issue: 8
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.3390/bs14080682
  • Journal Name: Behavioral Sciences
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Linguistic Bibliography, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Keywords: 5E instructional, artificial intelligence (AI), spatial ability (SA)
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Improving students’ spatial abilities is an important goal in education. Spatial ability is a skill needed in many fields, such as science, mathematics, engineering, and architecture. Since this ability can be improved through training, this study adopted a quasi-experimental design to investigate the effects of an artificial intelligence-supported 5E (AI-s5E) instructional model on students’ spatial visualization, spatial relationships, and spatial orientation performances that explain their spatial abilities. A total of 43 students from two classes at a secondary school in western Turkey were recruited to participate in this study. One of the classes was the experimental group (f = 23), which adopted the AI-s5E approach, and the other class was the control group (f = 20), which adopted the traditional teaching model. The results showed that the integration of the AI-s5E instructional approach into education improved students’ spatial abilities and sub-dimensions. In light of the findings, it can be recommended that AI applications, which have a positive and significant impact on spatial skills, can be integrated into teachers’ lessons and even included in curriculum programs.