ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS TO IMPROVE AI IN THE
EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTOR
AI is changing education by helping students learn in ways
that suit them best.
It can provide virtual tutors, grade work automatically, and
help teachers track progress.
Schools can run more efficiently using AI tools.
Some problems include limited access, privacy concerns, and
fairness issues.
THANDA MNGADi
AVOCA SECONDARY SCHOOL
Table of Contents
Table of Figures.....................................................................................................................................1
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................2
Task Definition.......................................................................................................................................3
Focus Question......................................................................................................................................7
Discuss and Analysis..............................................................................................................................8
Findings.................................................................................................................................................9
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................................10
Bibliography.........................................................................................................................................11
Appendences.......................................................................................................................................15
Table of Figures
1
Introduction
I have been tasked with investigating the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the
education and training sector. The investigation focuses on exploring how AI can enhance
learning experiences while addressing challenges such as lack of clear regulations, resistance
from educators, high implementation costs, over-reliance by students, and cultural or ethical
differences. Key aspects include bias and fairness, data privacy and security, transparency,
accountability, and the impact on human interaction. The purpose of the investigation is to
examine how AI can provide personalized and adaptive learning, automate administrative
tasks, increase accessibility and inclusion, enhance skill development through simulations
and virtual reality, and optimize overall educational systems. In Phase 1, I plan to define
tasks, create a focus question and research questions, gather information using the internet,
questionnaires, interviews, and academic sources, and critically assess the reliability of the
information collected. Phase 2 involves designing questionnaires, inputting data into
Microsoft Excel and Access for analysis using functions like COUNTIF and queries, and
interpreting the results. Finally, in Phase 3, I will compile my findings into a comprehensive
report and create a website using HTML to share my research with a wider audience,
particularly high school students, to educate them on the ethical use of AI in education.
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Task Definition
My name is Thanda Anele Mngadi, I am a grade 12 student going to Avoca Secondary School
doing the subject Computer Application Technology. I have been given the task to
investigate the ethical use of artificial intelligence in the education and training sector.
I have given a task to find out about the ethical use of Artificial Intelligence can discover new
horizons in the Education and Training sector.
CHALLENGES
Lack of Clear Regulations:
There is no universal standard for ethical AII use in education.
Resistance from Educators:
Some teachers may resist AI adoption due to fear of job displacement or lack of
training.
High cost:
AI implementation requires significant investments in technology and infrastructure.
Student depend on AI:
Over-reliance on AI can weaken critical thinking and problem solving skills.
Cultural and Ethical Differences:
AI ethics vary across regions, making global implementation complex.
ASPECT:
Bias and Fairness:
AI system can reinforce biases if trained on unbalanced data, leading to
discrimination in grading or student evaluations.
Data Privacy and Security:
AI requires large a mouth of student data, raising concerns about privacy and
cybersecurity.
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Transparency and Explain ability:
AI decisions should be understandable to educators, students, and parents.
Accountability:
Who is responsible when AI makes an incorrect or unfair decisions?
Institution, developers, or educators.?
Impact on Human Interaction:
Over-Reliance on AI tools may reduce teacher, student engagement, impacting
students social and emotional learning.
PURPOSE:
Personalised and Adaptive Learning:
AI can customize learning content based on individual student performances, making
education more effective and engaging.
Automation of Administrative:
AI can assist educators by automating grading, scheduling, and attendance tracking,
allowing them to focus more on teaching.
Increased Accessibility and Inclusion:
AI tools, such as speech-to-text and language and translation software, help students
with disabilities and language barriers.
Purpose of AI in Education and Training:
The main aim of integrating AI into education is to improve learning experiences,
optimize teaching methods, and create more efficient educational systems.
Enhanced Skill Development and Training:
AI-powered simulations and Virtual Reality(VR) offer immersive hands-on training in
field such as medicine, engineering, and aviation.
On phase I intend doing the following:
Creates a task definition which gives a detailed description of the work to be done,
specifying the objectives, requirement, and steps needed to complete a task.
Create a focus question which a clear and specific question that guides thinking,
discussion, or research on the topic of artificial intelligence. It helps to direct to key
aspects of the subject and ensure that responses stay relevant and meaningful.
Developing research question which me get information on how artificial intelligence
can revolutionize the education and training sector.
I will use various methods to help me get information about this which is using the
internet creating questionnaires, conducting interviews and reading though books
and journals.
I will also have to critically assess information sources by checking the authors
credibility, verifying with other sources, checking whether the information is factual
or based on opinion.
PHASE 2
On phase 2 I intend on doing the following:
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On phase 2 I intend on drawing up questionnaires that can give me information on
my topic based on the opinion of individuals.
I will insert the following information though programs like Microsoft Access and
Excel Spreadsheet, so that it makes it easier for me to analyses data given from the
individuals, I can do this using certain function in Microsoft Excel like count if which
will help me count certain outcomes in a range according to a specific criterion and I
also can use report and queries in Microsoft Access which will allow me to retrieve,
filter, sort and analyse data from one or more tables based on specific criteria’s.
PHASE 3
In phase 3 I will perform the following:
I am going to round up my practical assessment task in phase 3 by creating a report
regarding the findings from my investigation, thereafter I will create a website
through html to provide an online platform for sharing my information with the
world to help educate and engage with a wide audience.
My target audience for this investigation is high school with the purpose of
enlightening them on ethical use of artificial intelligence.
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Focus Question
How can Artificial Intelligence can cause high unemployment rate at South Africa?
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Discuss and Analysis
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Findings
The dishonest use of AI
Cheating
16%
Plagiarism
36%
AI fraud
20%
Data mining
28%
Plagiarism Data mining AI fraud Cheating
The graph focuses on the dishonest use of AI, breaking it down into different forms. Plagiarism
emerges as the most common misuse at 36%, followed by data mining at 28%, and AI fraud at 20%.
Cheating is the least common misuse, but still accounts for 16%. This graph emphasizes that
plagiarism is the biggest concern when it comes to unethical use of AI, but other forms of dishonesty
such as data mining, fraud, and cheating also play a significant role.
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Accuracy rate of Plagiarism
The Highest possible
response; 95 The lowest possible
100 response; 65
90
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70
60
50
40
30
20
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The Highest possible response The lowest possible response
Effectiveness and Limitations of Plagiarism Detection Tools
The graph illustrates the accuracy rate of plagiarism detection. It shows that the highest possible
response achieves an accuracy of 95%, making it very reliable in identifying plagiarism. On the other
hand, the lowest possible response records only 65%, which reflects weaker detection ability. This
creates a 30% gap between strong and weak responses, highlighting that while plagiarism detection
can be effective, it is not always consistent.
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Conclusion
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Bibliography
11
Appendences
No Question Leve Category Source Bibliography Info Info Quality Summaries
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Artificial of Artificial Summary 01.docx
Intelligence to intelligence
currently exist in
the education
sector?
2. How many 1 Upbringing Textboo 12 summaries\
educational of Artificial k Summary 02.docx
apps or Intelligence
platforms are
Artificial
Intelligence-
based?
3. What is the 1 Upbringing Website 12 summaries\
main purpose of of Artificial Summary 03.docx
Artificial Intelligence
Intelligence in
the education
sector?
4. Where are the 1 Clarification Website Author Mia Jane Authority Mia Jane is 12 summaries\
gaps in current s regards to a South Summary 04.docx
education Artificial African web
systems that Intelligence designer
Artificial who
Intelligence educates
could help fill? students or
people
about
modern day
technology
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Name of Gagau Currency This website
website was created
on 19
August
2015
Date 19/08/2015 Accuracy The
created information
provide
correspond
with other
websites
Date 29/04/2025 Objectivit The
accesse y following
d information
is based on
an opinion
URL https://www.gagau.com/ai- Coverage The
helping-improve-education/ information
informs us
on how AI
can help fill
issues in the
education
system.
5. How can 2 Significance Website 12 summaries\
Artificial in regard to Summary 05.docx
Intelligence Artificial
conflict with the Intelligence
books that we
use at school?
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damage Intelligence book writer
student’s mental who
health? teaches
how AI is
supposed to
be used.
Name of Gagau Currency This website
website was created
on 11 June
2016
Date 11/06/2016 Accuracy The
created information
provide
correspond
with other
books
Date 12/04/2025 Objectivit The
accessed y following
information
is based on
facts
Coverage The
information
elaborates if
Artificial
Intelligence
will destroy
or build a
student’s
mental
health
7. Why learners 2 Upbringing Website 12 summaries\
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prefer using of Artificial Summary 07.docx
Artificial Intelligence
Intelligence
rather than
using google or
chrome?
8. How can 2 Significance Website 12 summaries\
learners see in regard to Summary 08.docx
that the Artificial
information that Intelligence
is provided by
Artificial
Intelligence is
100% correct?
9. What if learners 3 Significance Website 12 summaries\
are using in regard to Summary 09.docx
Artificial Artificial
Intelligence to Intelligence
do assignments
at tertiary or
school, are they
going to use it
effectively?
10. What if learners 3 Upbringing Website Author Rodrigo Chivra Authority Rodrigo 12 summaries\
use Artificial of Artificial Chivra is a Summary 10.docx
Intelligence in Intelligence Brazilian
order to do their journalist
assignments, who gathers
would that help information
them to save and shares
time? it to the
world mainly
about
technologie
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Name of World Tree Currency This website
website was created
on 27 March
2019
Date 27/03/2019 Accuracy The
created information
provide
correspond
with other
websites
Date 20/04/2025 Objectivit The
accesse y following
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is based on
an opinion
URL https://www.worldtree.com/ Coverage The
ai-in-education/ information
given
speaks
about
Artificial
intelligence
and its
assistance
to learners.
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better if Artificial regards to Summary 11.docx
Intelligence Artificial
conduct an Intelligence
investigator, to
monitor the
progress
regards to
Artificial
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Intelligence
especially for
students?
12. What 4 Clarification Website 12 summaries\
recommendatio regards to Summary 12.docx
n can be Artificial
provided by the Intelligence
students who
are using
Artificial
Intelligence, just
to improve
learning?
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Folder Structure
My Main Pat Folder My 3 Sub Folders My Sub Folders Inside Phase 1
My Main Pat Folder My 3 Sub Folders My Sub Folders Inside Phase 3
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