AI in Shadow Education: An Experimental Study in Hong Kong Tutorial Centres

Abstract

Shadow education is very demanding in Hong Kong, since most of the parents and students do not want to be eliminated in the public exam. However, there are different forms of shadow education in Hong Kong. The quality of those lessons has often been questioned by educators, parents and students. The ways of increasing the quality of shadow education have become a topic that widely discussed by scholars and educators. In this study, 10 local tutorial centres participated in using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in their English lessons, and 24 participants were invited to express their thoughts about AI in shadow education. Interviews were used and participants were centre owners, tutorial centre tutors and students. The results indicated that AI could help to provide a second opinion to students but there were a lot of ambiguity in AI responds. As this is an experimental study, there still a lot of research needs to be conducted in this topic, especially the practical methods to use AI in shadow education settings.

Presenters

Ching Ho Cheng
Student, Master of Education, Hong Kong Adventist College, Hong Kong

Details

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

2025 Special Focus—Learning from Artificial Intelligence: Pedagogical Futures and Transformative Possibilities

KEYWORDS

Shadow Education, Artificial Intelligence, Teaching and Learning, E-learning