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The Role of AI in Achieving Inclusive Education
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Abstract
Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs) 4 emphasizes inclusive education as one of the key objectives of experimenting with equity in education. The current convergence between education and developing technologies has led to the widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) as a pedagogical tool in education. However, there is a lack of research on the relationship between inclusive education and artificial intelligence (AI) as part of the educational field. Therefore the main purpose of this paper is to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) can help to realize inclusive education. Through literature analysis, it is shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can increase students' accessibility, allow more and more disabled students to participate in the classroom, and artificial intelligence (AI) assistive technology can meet the different needs of disabled students. In addition, artificial intelligence (AI) can personalize learning for students with disabilities, improving their grades and performance. But further development of more comprehensive technologies and training of teachers is still needed in the future. Overall, artificial intelligence (AI) has played a positive role in achieving inclusive education.
Keywords
Artificial Intelligence, Inclusive education, Assistive technology, Students with disabilities
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Yang,S. (2025). The Role of AI in Achieving Inclusive Education. Communications in Humanities Research,64,193-197.
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