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With the aim of analyzing whether LearningML is a teaching tool that really serves to learn AI and Machine Learning content (instructional validity) and at the same time is attractive and easy to use (face validity), some members of the KGBL3 group (@J_MorenoL, @ gregoriorobles, @elpsycomago and @juandalibaba) we have designed an investigation. Given the conditions of confinement in which we find ourselves, it has had the particularity of having to be online. It is something that we had not done until now, the normal thing in this type of actions is that they are carried out in the classroom. But, as they say, “with the wickers we have, let’s see what basket we can make.”
With the collaboration of our friends from Programamos, who helped by spreading the experience, from June 1 to June 21, the action and data collection phase was developed.
Phases of the investigation
We organize this first phase as follows. We spread our intention to investigate LearningML through social networks, encouraging teachers, trainers, parents so that their students, daughters and sons from 10 to 16 years old, participated in it. They completed a test on artificial intelligence and machine learning. Then, we carried out an online training in which we gave an introduction to artificial intelligence and showed how to use LearningML to program applications capable of recognizing texts and images. So, participants set out to explore LearningML and build their own programs. Finally, they completed a second test and the intervention and data collection phase concluded.
In total, 469 students have participated and 184 have reached the end, so we have enough data to do a statistical analysis. It will be very useful for us to get an idea of how the tool is working and what we can do to improve it. In addition, we have given a good push to the dissemination of LearningML, another of the objectives of this experience.
We still have the work to analyze this data and draw conclusions. As soon as we have done it we will let you know. I would like to end by expressing our enormous gratitude to all the adults and children who helped us and participated by coordinating our instructions. Without you this would not have been possible.
Thank you! It has been a truly enriching experience.