The Effectiveness of Employing the Chatbot App in Raising the Academic Achievement of Female High School Students in The English Language Curriculum

This study aimed to measure the effectiveness of employing the chatbot app in raising the academic achievement of female high school students in the English language curriculum in Al-Madina Al-Monawara. The study used the quasi-experimental approach. The study sample included (60) 2nd-grade high school female students from the Thirty-Fourth High School in Al-Madina Al-Monawara, who are enrolled in the second semester of the academic year 1442 AH. The study tools were prepared, namely: the content of the chatbot consisting of (the questions and answers inside the chatbot, flashcards, games, exercises, and videos) prepared by the researcher. To ensure the effectiveness of the chatbot, an achievement test was prepared to measure the academic achievement, and a questionnaire was prepared to measure the students' attitudes towards employing the chatbot app. The study results showed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group in the pre-test and the post-test in favor of the post-test. Also, there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group and the control group in the post-test in favor of the experimental group. The results also showed that there were statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the experimental group students and the hypothetical mean (60%) of the total score of the questionnaire in favor of the actual mean. The results indicated a statistically significant correlation between academic achievement and students' attitudes towards the Chatbot app.
Keywords: Chatbot, Academic Achievement, English Language, Artificial Intelligence.