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Case ReportPublished quantitative study2024
AAB-CASE-2025-RV-056

Investigating pre-service teachers’ artificial intelligence perception from the perspective of planned behavior theory

CAEAI; UEF Finland / UJ South Africa / KSU Nigeria; large-scale SEM.

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Implementation

Multi-university

02

Learning context

Private program

03

AI role

Tutor

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Outcome signal

Attitudes

Registry Facets

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Education Level
  • Higher education
Subject Area
  • Teacher professional development
  • AI literacy
Use Case Type
  • Survey research
Stakeholder Group
  • Teachers
AI Capability Type
  • Foundational AI concepts
Implementation Model
  • System-level guidance
Evidence Type
  • Post assessment
Outcomes Domain
  • Attitudes
  • Intentions

Implementing Organization

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Organization Type

Multi-university

Location

Nigeria (survey site) + international authors

Primary Facilitator Role

Researchers

Learning Context

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Setting Type
  • Private program
Session Format

Validated questionnaire + SEM

Duration

Cross-sectional

Group Size

796 pre-service teachers

Devices

N/A

Constraints
  • National higher-ed context
  • Self-report

Learner Profile

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Age Range

Pre-service teachers

Prior AI Exposure Assumed

Heterogeneous

Prior Programming Background Assumed

Varies

Educational Intent

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Primary Learning Goals
  • Model determinants of intention to learn AI
Secondary Learning Goals
  • Guide design of AI teacher education programs
What This Was Not
  • Not classroom implementation study

AI Tool Description

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Tool Type

N/A (beliefs and intentions toward learning AI)

AI Role
  • Tutor
Languages

Nigeria

User Interaction Model
    Safeguards
    • Address anxiety and norms in program design

    Activity Design

    6
    Activity Flow
    • Survey
    • SEM path analysis
    Human Vs AI Responsibilities
      Scaffolding Strategies
      • Emphasize basic AI knowledge and subjective norms in curricula

      Observed Challenges

      7
      Educators Reported
      • Some TPB extension paths unsupported (per abstract)
      • Need programs that convert intention to actual learning behavior

      Design Adaptations

      8
      Adaptations
      • Large-N evidence for program design priorities in LMIC context

      Reported Outcomes

      9
      Engagement
        Learning Signals
        • ~79% variance explained in intention; key predictors identified
        Educators Reflection

        Actionable levers for AI in teacher preparation policy.

        Ethical & Privacy Considerations

        10
        Privacy
        • Survey ethics
        • Institutional permissions

        Evidence Type

        11
        Evidence
        • Post assessment
        • Practitioner observation

        Relevance to Research

        12
        Potential Research Use
        • Longitudinal behavior follow-up
        • Intervention experiments
        Relevant Research Domains
        • Theory of planned behavior
        • Teacher AI education

        Case Status

        13
        Case Status
        • Completed

        AAB Classification Tags

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        Age

        Pre-service adults

        Setting

        Nigeria universities

        AI Function

        Intent to learn AI

        Pedagogy

        SEM survey

        Risk Level

        Low

        Data Sensitivity

        Medium

        Registry Metadata

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        Case ID
        AAB-CASE-2025-RV-056
        Publication Status
        Published quantitative study
        Tags
        caseHigher educationNigeria (survey site) + international authorsSystem-level guidanceFoundational AI conceptsTeacher professional developmentAI literacySurvey research