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AI WhatsApp bot aids science learning in West Africa

Researchers have developed Adesua, an AI-powered WhatsApp bot designed to assist science students in West Africa. This tool integrates educational materials and past exam questions to offer conversational Q&A and automated assessments. A six-month pilot in Ghana with 56 users showed high perceived usefulness, with AI-generated answers rated as helpful 93.75% of the time. AI

IMPACT Provides a scalable, low-cost solution for personalized learning and assessment in resource-constrained educational settings.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes the development and feasibility study of an AI tool for education, presented as a research paper. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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AI WhatsApp bot aids science learning in West Africa

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Victor Wumbor-Apin Kumbol ·

    Adesua: Development and Feasibility Study of an AI WhatsApp Bot for Science Learning in West Africa

    Sub-Saharan Africa faces persistently high student-teacher ratios and shortages of qualified teachers, limiting students' access to personalized learning support and formative assessment. To address this challenge, we present Adesua, a WhatsApp-based AI Teaching Assistant for sci…