Ejercicio B.2 · Inglés PAU Madrid Ordinaria Lunes 2024

TEXTO B

Is Artificial Intelligence Transforming Education?

As one of the most disruptive technologies in the forthcoming years, even in schools, Artificial Intelligence will be able to make the educational experience more efficient and engaging, both for teachers and students. Last year, Stanford University published the report “Artificial Intelligence and Life in 2030,” exploring the role of AI in various aspects of society. Talking about education and learning, the report stated that AI will play a fundamental role.

Formal education will probably never disappear completely, but it is clear that the new forms of online education are becoming more and more important. “They will become part of learning at all levels, from K-12 to University,” says the report by Stanford University, “facilitating more customisable approaches to learning.” Thanks to the Artificial Intelligence, in fact, online education systems will learn as the students learn, understanding their needs and supporting them with a tailor-made itinerary.

Also, statistics about learning will accelerate the development of new tools for personalised education. With the use of technologies powered by Artificial Intelligence, the problem of a “one-size-fits-all” approach to teaching will be finally solved. Thanks to Machine Learning algorithms, teachers will be able to identify the educational needs of their students, and find the gaps in their methods, pointing where students are struggling the most. On the other hand, students will be able to move through their education more effectively, and talented students who are often bored by easy tasks will finally find new motivation and challenges.

In years to come, teaching will remain a complex social interaction that requires authentic human skills, such as empathy for example, and these skills could hardly be learned by a machine. This means instructors will simply be assisted by robots, which will make these professionals better at their job.

Adapted from “Is Artificial Intelligence transforming Education?,” Acer Education, April 18, 2017. <https://acerforeducation.acer.com/education-trends/education-technology/is-artificial-intelligence-transforming-education/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwqP2pBhDMARIsAJQ0CzpKFPvmKVdmN1PsO8trjYQ5ga29fOo5T3Lt9WVwzOUpcaSbnR37t1caAl_lEALw_wcB>

B.2.- In your own words and based on the ideas in the text, answer the following questions. Do not copy from the text. (Puntuación máxima: 2 puntos)

a)

How will Artificial Intelligence benefit advanced students?

b)

Will teachers be replaced by technology in the future? Explain why.