Transformative Learning With AI: Preservice Teachers' Experiences With ChatGPT (Poster 4)

• In Event: AERA Poster Session Sunday 8:00 a.m.
  In Poster Session: AI as an Agent of Change in Teaching and Learning

Abstract

The emergence of Generative AI (GenAI) tools, such as ChatGPT and Gemini, marks a new era in artificial intelligence with significant educational impacts. This qualitative study explored how pre-service teachers (PSTs) used ChatGPT for unit plan development and examined factors influencing their evaluation of the AI's output. PSTs’ interaction with ChatGPT revealed that PSTs' content, pedagogical, and technological knowledge were crucial in selecting, modifying, and synthesizing AI-generated results. The study also indicated that PSTs developed more positive attitudes toward AI in education when given opportunities to engage with it. Teacher education programs should enhance PSTs’ knowledge in content, pedagogy, and technology to make informed judgments about GenAI’s output in teaching practices.

Authors

• Wen Wen, SUNY Oneonta

• Huijing Wen, Moravian University