Influence of Artificial Intelligence on Academic Performance of Social Studies Undergraduate Students of Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Nigeria

ABSTRACT: This study investigated influence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on academic performance of Social Studies undergraduate students of Rev. Fr. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi, Nigeria. Three purposes and three research questions guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey design. Population for this study comprised of five hundred and forty-two (542) students. Sample consisted of 136 Social Studies student representing 25% of the total population. Simple random sampling technique was employed to select the respondents. Instrument used for data collection was a 15 item self-developed questionnaire titled; Social Studies Artificial Intelligence and Academic Performance Questionnaire (SSAIAPQ). The desired responses were tabulated on a four points Likert scale with the response mode of Strongly Agree (4) Agree (3) Disagree (2) and Strongly Disagree (1). The instrument was validated by two experts. Cronbach's Alpha was employed yielding a reliability coefficient of 0.80. Descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were employed for data analysis. Findings revealed that Artificial Intelligence have a positive influence on assignment completion of Social Studies undergraduates. The study concluded that AI influences academic performance in Social Studies. It was recommended among others that Departments should integrate AI writing tools such as Grammarly, ChatGPT into student support services. Keywords: Social Studies, Academic Performance, Artificial Intelligence, Assignment Completion, Class Participation, Project Work.