There needs to be a systematic strategy to bring artificial intelligence into schools soon.

The explosion of artificial intelligence in schools and the challenges that need to be solved

In recent years, the speed of access to artificial intelligence in the student community has increased rapidly. Data presented at the workshop "Developing Artificial Intelligence capacity for learners" at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities on the morning of October 28 showed that, through a survey of about 500 students in many courses at universities in Hanoi, 98.9% of students surveyed said they used AI in their studies or entertainment.

Statistics also show that about 15% of schools in major cities in Vietnam have applied AI in teaching, of which Hanoi has a rate of about 25% and Ho Chi Minh City about 30%. The subjects most supported by AI are: Math, English, Science and Information Technology. Notably, not only students but also many secondary school students, even primary school students have actively used AI as an effective exercise.

Professor, Dr. Le Anh Vinh, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences, said that a survey was conducted to serve the construction of an Artificial Intelligence - AI Competency Framework for learners, conducted with more than 11,000 secondary school students by the end of 2023. Among the students participating in answering the questions, 87% knew about Artificial Intelligence - AI to some extent (such as accessing, trying it out in play, learning, ...). Here, the students also gave an assessment that the use of Artificial Intelligence - AI is very effective.

Professor, Dr. Le Anh Vinh, Director of the Vietnam Institute of Educational Sciences, Ministry of Education and Training (Photo: HA TUAN)

As for teachers, through a survey of nearly 35,000 middle and high school teachers conducted at the end of 2024, 76% of teachers had used Artificial Intelligence - AI in teaching and teachers rated the effectiveness quite high.

Professor, Dr. Le Anh Vinh also provided information, students and teachers pointed out the difficulties and limitations when using artificial intelligence (AI). Accordingly, students assessed that there are 3 main difficulties. First is the limitation of knowledge; second is the limitation of technological equipment in schools; third, which is also the most difficult problem, is the lack of guidance from teachers. Most students will learn and approach by themselves, the participation of teachers in guidance is relatively low.

As for teachers, most of them also self-studied and approached artificial intelligence technology. Some may have participated in training courses organized by the Ministry and the Department of Education and Training, and about 30% were trained in training courses organized by the school itself or in collaboration with external technology partners.

Teachers said the biggest challenge in integrating AI into teaching remains the lack of training and support, along with issues such as concerns about privacy, data security, accuracy and reliability of AI tools.

“Thus, we see that if AI education is not systematically and methodically introduced into general schools, it will still be very active, and teachers and students in schools can still use it for learning. However, if adequate information is not provided and appropriate education methods are not used, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools will not achieve the desired results,” emphasized Professor, Dr. Le Anh Vinh.

Sharing about the application of artificial intelligence in high schools, Principal of Chu Van An High School for the Gifted (Hanoi) Nguyen Thi Nhiep said that artificial intelligence is now a trend and has many positive aspects, so it is impossible to prohibit students from using it. "The important thing is that we guide students on how to exploit it and for them to do that, the most important person, also the most important filter, is the team of teachers," said Dr. Nguyen Thi Nhiep.

At Chu Van An High School for the Gifted, from the 2024-2025 school year up to now, there have been at least two training sessions for teachers on exploiting the ability to apply AI in teaching activities. “When teachers have a solid foundation, they will be the ones to teach students, instructing students on how to exploit AI applications in a transparent, effective way and especially how to use AI in the most ethical way,” Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhiep shared.

Principal of Chu Van An High School for the Gifted (Hanoi) Nguyen Thi Nhiep

However, the Principal of Hanoi's leading school also expressed concern about how to avoid students abusing Artificial Intelligence - AI, which affects the development of their thinking and creativity during the learning process.

“In order to prevent the negative aspects of artificial intelligence for students, based on my thoughts and observations from reality, I think teachers still have a role. And to do that, we teachers must be properly trained, must know the nature of AI, what AI ethics are... Based on what we have learned and been trained, we are the ones who can continue to teach students about those things,” Ms. Nguyen Thi Nhiep expressed and said that we must determine the goal of AI development capacity for each subject, from teachers, students and each school.

According to Dr. Le Linh Luong, Deputy Director of the Institute of Blockchain Technology and Artificial Intelligence, with AI becoming so popular, what educators and technologists face is not answering the question "should we use AI or not" but need to answer the question "are we training AI users, or AI masters?"

Artificial intelligence is no longer a technology but has developed into a The capacity that current and future workers need to be equipped with. Advanced developed countries in the world have had strong educational policies to support the development of artificial intelligence capacity.

"In reality, we have applied AI very strongly, but in education, we still face difficulties. We need to promote the application of AI and increase the capacity to use AI. We cannot stop at understanding what AI is, but need to bring AI into the actual teaching process, with standards, and there must be an assessment of the output," Dr. Le Linh Luong stated.

Bringing artificial intelligence into schools early

The breakthrough development of artificial intelligence (AI) in recent times has created strong and profound impacts on most fields, including education. According to Associate Professor, Dr. Hoang Minh Son, Director of Hanoi National University, education is the field that will be most strongly impacted, and will also be the field that will benefit the most from exploiting the application of artificial intelligence (AI).

Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW of the Politburo also clearly stated that comprehensive digital transformation popularizes and strongly applies technology and artificial intelligence in education and training, affirming the need to improve digital and artificial intelligence capacity standards for teachers and learners at all levels, and include this content in educational programs at all levels.

Associate Professor, Dr. Hoang Minh Son, Director of Hanoi National University

"Today's students graduating will certainly have very different capacity requirements. In the past, students graduating needed to meet the requirements of computer usage, which was the minimum tool to be able to work. Today's students graduating, in addition to methodology, need to have basic knowledge of artificial intelligence and digital capacity," Associate Professor, Dr. Hoang Minh Son said, adding that it is necessary to immediately incorporate artificial intelligence into the teaching and learning process. This is not only to respond to fluctuations in the labor market or meet job requirements after graduation, but also to allow students to use the latest tools, exploit them effectively during the learning process to improve the quality of the learning process, through which capacity is also formed and improved.

Therefore, developing digital capacity and artificial intelligence capacity for students needs to be implemented early, from university level, and if possible, earlier in high school.

According to Associate Professor Hoang Minh Son, Hanoi National University sets out the orientation of developing digital technology applications and Artificial Intelligence as one of the pillars of the development strategy until 2530, with a vision to 2045. He hopes that higher education institutions will build a model to develop digital capacity and artificial intelligence capacity for management staff, teachers and students in all universities, high schools and vocational training institutions.

Associate Professor, Dr. Do Van Hung, Head of Information and Library Department, University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Associate Professor, Dr. Do Van Hung, Head of the Faculty of Information and Library, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, on the basis of consulting experts, researchers, lecturers, students, referring to the widely used international Digital and AI Competency Framework, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has coordinated with partners to build an Artificial Intelligence Competency Framework for university students.

The AI Competency Framework is designed to serve as a foundation for curriculum development, equipping university students with the ability to use, evaluate, innovate and responsibly engage with AI technology in learning and research.

With this document, training institutions, lecturers and students can orient their learning, develop AI skills and effectively adapt to the digital transformation context, turning AI into a powerful assistant but not too dependent on AI.

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