Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Early Childhood Education: Curriculum Design and Future Directions

Abstract

Nowadays, with the rapid development of technology brought about by AI, the demand for AI talents in the future is increasing. It is crucial to cultivate the next generation’s AI capabilities and teach them how to face AI and use AI. In the past, AI research has mainly focused on primary and secondary schools colleges, and universities, but the curriculum on AI for early childhood education is still rare. Due to the lack of AI curriculum standardization in early childhood education - to the problem that there is no uniform standard for AI curriculum standardization in the early childhood education stage in China, the article applies a framework consisting of four parts, namely, (1) teaching objectives, (2) teaching content, (3) teaching methods, (step) teaching evaluation and (4) teaching assessment, to study the kindergarten early childhood AI curriculum. Artificial intelligence literacy is achieved through three competencies: Al knowledge, Al skills, and AI attitudes.