ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) IN FAMILY COUNSELLING AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OGOJA EDUCATION ZONE, CROSS RIVER STATE

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the role of Artificial Intelligence in family counselling and academic performance of secondary school students in Ogoja Education Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria. The objective and the hypothesis of the study was to investigate the role of Artificial Intelligence in family counselling of students’ academic performance, the same objective was translated to hypothesis.  The study adopted the ex-post facto research design. The population of the study is made up of SSII students in 90 public secondary schools in Ogoja Education Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria. According to available data from Ministry of Education, Calabar (2025) there are 7200 SSII students in 90 public secondary schools in the zone. To select the sample size of the study, Taro Yamane Formular was applied, the sample size stood at 378. The proportionate sampling was used to distribute the sample based on each Local Government Education Authority within the Education Zone. To collect data for the study, the researcher’s designed questionnaire was used. The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Family Counselling and Academic Performance of Secondary School Students Questionnaire (RAIFCAPQ) consists of two sections, section A is concerned with the demographic data of respondents while the sections B contain 18 items which was used to measure the independent variables of the study. The instrument was validated by two experts in test and measurement from the University of Calabar. to ascertain the reliability of the instrument, the Cronbach Alpha reliability procedure was employed and the exercise produced reliability coefficients ranging from .79 - .91 respectively. Data collected were analysed using multiple linear regression analysis at .05 level of significance. The result showed that there was a significant influence of artificial intelligence on family counselling and students’ academic performance in Ogoja Education Zone, Cross River State, Nigeria. Based on the result obtained, it was recommended among other things that counselling services should be provided in public secondary schools using innovative technologies.