Revolutionising Essay Writing Using Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

Introduction: With the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), there is a need to integrate the latest technological tools such as generative AI in teaching essay writing. Thus, this study was carried out to examine the usefulness of Gemini AI in assisting students’ essay writing. Objectives: The Research Objectives (RO) for this study are to examine:  secondary school students’ Perceived Usefulness (PU) of Gemini secondary school students’ Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) of Gemini Methods: The Perceived Usefulness (PU) and Perceived Ease of Use (PEOU) of Gemini AI were analysed qualitatively through journal entries, participant observation, questionnaires and interviews. Results: The findings show that students showed favourable responses towards the use of Gemini AI in assisting them in their essay writing. This is because Gemini AI does not only help students with generalisation of ideas and gaining new vocabulary, it also provides flexibility for them to learn at their own pace. Conclusion: Hopefully, this study will bring useful insights to practitioners and researchers in using AI to teach essay writing to students.