Education Technology, Artificial Intelligence, and the Mathematics Classroom

The understanding and learning of mathematics has often been considered a big challenge for many students. More recently the level of mathematical preparedness for students entering tertiary education in Ireland has continued to generate widespread concern both in the general public and the academic community. Reporting on these deficiencies in basic mathematical skills in incoming undergraduates is well documented such as O'Donoghue (2002), Gil et al (2010), Ní Shé et al (2015) and Lawless et al (2016). Combined with this, new computing and technological developments have emerged and data-intensive technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). There is a need to develop maths education in a more engaging and stimulating way for the 21st century learner through the use of technologies and in particular mobile technologies. This article presents an overview of AI in mathematics educatio