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A new approach to children's education quarterly

A model for teaching artificial intelligence to preschoolers

Document Type : Original Article

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Associate Professor of Educational Management, Mahallat Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahallat, Iran
Abstract
The concern of preschool centers is to find the answer to the question: Can preschool children be taught artificial intelligence? The purpose of this research is to provide a model for teaching artificial intelligence to preschool children. The qualitative study method was a synthesis study. From this perspective, the purpose of the present study was based on studying the dimensions of teaching artificial intelligence to preschool children. The research method was a synthesis study, the research field included all articles published between 2014 and 2024, and the sampling method was purposefully conducted until data saturation reached 31 articles (taking into account the entry and screening criteria). Data collection was carried out by referring to reputable foreign databases (Elsevier, Springer, Emerald, Google Scholar, etc.). To ensure the validity and accreditation of the data, the reliability, confirmability, and transferability methods were used. In general, the results showed that the model of teaching artificial intelligence to preschool children consisted of seven dimensions (educational games, educational applications, using smart toys, teaching artificial intelligence concepts, participating in interactive games, teaching questioning about artificial intelligence, and teaching the applications of artificial intelligence in life).
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Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 24
Summer 2025
Pages 200-214

  • Receive Date 15 February 2025
  • Revise Date 21 July 2025
  • Accept Date 26 May 2025
  • First Publish Date 26 May 2025
  • Publish Date 23 August 2025