Background
South Korean government is updating its curriculum – aiming to fully adopt AI education in all K-12 schools by 2025 (South Korean Government, 2020). To ensure the initiative’s success, the government began piloting the curriculum with AI-leading schools in 2020, laying the groundwork for national integration (247 schools in 2020, 566 schools in 2021, and 1095 schools in 2022) (Lee et al., 2022).
About our project
We are conducting research on AI education integration in South Korea to support the successful start of AI education. This research scope will be expanded to the context of the United State.
Research Threads
- Investigating teachers’ barriers to implementing AI education
Relevant presentations and publications
Huang, W., & Yu, W. (2024, April 14). Top-down vs. Grassroot: A comparative study on AI integration barriers in K-12 in South Korea and the United States [Conference presentation]. 2024 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, United States. https://www.aera.net/
Huang, W., & Yu, W. (2023, December 1). Artificial Intelligence (AI) and education – voices from K-12 educators in South Korea and the United States [Conference presentation]. Trustworthy AI Lab for Education Summit, Notre Dame, IN, United States. https://lucyinstitute.nd.edu/trustworthy-ai-lab-for-education-summit/
Huang, W., & Yu, W. (2023, October 15-19). AI education integration in South Korea from early adopter’s perspectives: A case study [Conference presentation]. AECT 2023 Convention, Orlando, FL, United States. https://convention.aect.org/
Yu, W. (2023, April 13-16). Investigating the barriers to introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) education for elementary school teachers in South Korea [Conference presentation]. 2023 AERA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, United States. https://www.aera.net/Events-Meetings