The Future of Science Education: Artificial Intelligence (AI) Integration and Student Achievement

This study was conducted to determine the impact of adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) educational tools on the Academic performance of science major students enrolled in Bachelor of Secondary Education major in science in the second semester, 2023-2024, at Northern Iloilo State University – Ajuy Campus. This study used Descriptive-Correlational Design to determine the relationship of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Educational tools and academic performance of science major students. The research instrument used to gather the data from the respondents was a researchers-made questionnaire, it was validated and undergo a reliability testing. The study's findings show that 94.8% of the Science major students are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Educational tools. The top three Artificial Intelligence (AI) educational tools that science major students used are Quillbot, ChatGPT, and Grammarly. The level of utilization of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Educational tools by science majors was occasional. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Educational Tools has moderate impact on the academic performance of science major students. It shows no significant relationship between the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Educational tools and Academic performance of science major students when classified according to sex, year level, and socio-economic status. Therefore, researchers concluded that the Science major students of NISU Ajuy-Campus actively use Artificial Intelligence (AI) Educational tools. However, despite their engagement, these tools are only used occasionally and moderately impact their academic performance. There was no significant relationship between Artificial Intelligence (AI) Educational tools and the academic achievement of the Science major students, suggesting the need for better integration and promotion of these technologies. Keywords: AI Educational Tools, Artificial Intelligence, Science Major, Academic Performance