PREDICTIVE ROLE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN STUDENTS’ PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS N ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools offers innovative strategies for addressing challenges in education, particularly in enhancing students’ personnel management for the improved achievement of institutional goals. This study examined the predictive role of AI in effective students’ personnel management in public secondary schools in Anambra State, Nigeria. Employing a correlational survey research design, the study covered the six education zones of the state. The target population comprised 269 public secondary schools and their principals. Using stratified and purposive sampling techniques, 134 schools and their principals were selected. Data were collected using a researcher-designed instrument titled Artificial Intelligence and Student Personnel Management Questionnaire (AISPMQ), structured on a four-point Likert scale ranging from Very High Extent to Very Low Extent. Instrument validity was ensured through expert review by three specialists in Educational Management and Policy, and Measurement and Evaluation at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, while reliability analysis yielded an aggregate reliability index of 0.82. Data were analyzed using simple linear regression at the 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that Artificial Intelligence significantly predicted effective students’ welfare, discipline, and counselling management, accounting for between 33% and 38% of the variance in students’ personnel management outcomes in public secondary schools in Anambra State. The study concluded that AI significantly enhances students’ personnel management by improving welfare, discipline, and counselling outcomes in public secondary schools. The study recommended the strategic integration of AI tools in students’ welfare, discipline, and counselling management to enhance efficiency and promote positive students’ outcomes in public secondary schools.