Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to Advance Art Education Goals: A Study from Kuwait

Abstract

This research examined the role of artificial intelligence (AI) applications in realizing the objectives of art education in Kuwait. A descriptive research method was adopted to gather, summarize, and interpret data for the purpose of providing clarifications and the participants’ insights. There were 117 participants who were public education teachers, and the questionnaire was used as the main research instrument. To analyse data, the descriptive statistics (means, standard deviations, frequencies and percentage) and inferential statistics (t-tests and ANOVA) were employed to quantify perceptions of teachers and group differences. The research findings specifically underscored that AI applications are instrumental in producing an overall positive impact for several of the key objectives for art education such as identifying art history, developing artistic communication, facilitating critical viewing and analysis of artworks, stimulating artistic production, and constructing national identity and national belonging is greatly enhanced. This study found that AI’s effect on appreciation of art was moderate. The findings showed minor differences in responses between male and female teachers, with differences found to be statistically significant based on education qualification level used in describing/quantifying responses, but importantly differences expressed in responses suggest differences among those teachers with postgraduate degrees, AI training, or education experience at a higher level. The research suggested that the use of more artificial intelligence in art education would help students better appreciate art and the beauty of nature through realistic simulations, connecting the artificial tools of the digital world with the creativity of nature.