Background and purpose: During the last 25 years, artificial intelligence has made achievements in some fields that have also affected education, although criticisms have also been raised against excessive optimism regarding contemporary artificial intelligence research. Little research has been done on the expectations of the role of artificial intelligence in education and its potential impact on education. The purpose of this study is to analyze and investigate the role of artificial intelligence in education.
Methodology: This study was conducted using the SWAT analysis method. The research community includes 20 articles on the application of artificial intelligence in education, which have been collected using Sandelowski and Barroso's systematic review framework.
Research findings: The findings of the SWAT analysis of the use of artificial intelligence in education show that the strengths include the effective use of computer-based STEM systems, teachable agents for natural language learning, learning tool ecosystems, and evaluation of learning models. On the other hand, weaknesses include dumb training systems, biased data and algorithms, and interference of AI customization with standardization. Opportunities include changing the role of teacher to guide, freeing teachers from routine tasks, providing assistance to students anytime and anywhere, and enabling personalized learning. But the threats include changing the role of the teacher to the custodian of the system, fear of unemployment, lack of readiness to use artificial intelligence in education, and disruption in the creation of independent learning skills in students along with its unquestioning acceptance due to the hype surrounding artificial intelligence.
Conclusion: From various aspects, it seems that artificial intelligence has an advertising mode, but like other advertising fields, it has the potential to grow with specific applications in educational and learning activities. Being aware of artificial intelligence and studying the role of artificial intelligence in education will reduce the risk of substituting artificial intelligence for the use of artificial intelligence in education.
