Description:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) assists in every area of our lives. To provide the basic knowledge of Artificial Intelligence to students, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced Artificial Intelligence as a skill subject for classes VIII to XII. The primary aim of offering Artificial Intelligence course in the school curriculum is to prepare learners to function in an environment driven by Artificial Intelligence and other emerging technologies. 

Let’s have a look at different skill-based modules that are included in each chapter:

• What will you learn?: List of concepts to be learnt in the chapter
• Review Your Knowledge: Questions based on previous knowledge to help the learners revise the concepts learnt before
• Discuss and Answer: Discussion-based questions on applicative and analytical thinking to enable learners to have in-depth knowledge of concepts covered
• Let’s Explore: Questions to help learners develop observation, logical and analytical thinking skills
• AI Facts: Additional information for learners to help them enhance their knowledge
• Think, Apply and Create: Questions based on enhancing creativity and problem-solving skills in learners through logical, applicative thinking with research and investigation
• Do and Learn: Questions to help learners do research by observation and creativity skills through analytical and applicative thinking
• Think and Apply: Questions based on analytical, applicative thinking and problem-solving skills through research and investigation
• In the Lab: Lab activities based on observation and research to help learners develop skills by practical application of various concepts 
• Life Skills: Activities based on life skills to help learners follow proper ethics and manners, make decisions wisely, and communicate effectively thus leading to progress and success 
• Let’s Revise: Recapitulation of concepts at the end of every chapter 
• Exercise Time: Questions to develop critical thinking and experiential learning among learners, under the subsections “Be Prompt” and “Think and Answer” 
• Case Study: Case studies provided to help learners do research and investigation, and help them to strengthen their observation, analytical and applicative thinking skills 
• Activity Corner: Activities provided to help learners enhance their creativity, and investigative, applicative and analytical skills
• Dig in Deep: Questions provided to help learners get involved in detailed research of concepts thus enhancing their analytical, critical and logical thinking
   

About the Author:

Prof. Ashok Arora is a renowned author with over 25 years of experience in teaching, writing and software development. He is a visiting faculty to various Indian universities and management institutes including IMT (Institute of Management Technology), AIMA (All India Management Association), MDU (Maharshi Dayanand University) and SMU (Sikkim Manipal University). He has authored more than 50 books for universities and schools on the topics including MIS, Unix and C, Computer Fundamentals and Encyclopaedia of IT.