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Case ReportPublished systematic review2025
AAB-CASE-2025-RV-060

Artificial intelligence in teaching and teacher professional development: A systematic review

CAEAI; EdUHK; PRISMA synthesis on teaching vs TPD foci.

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Implementation

Education University of Hong Kong

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Learning context

In-school (K–12)

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AI role

Tutor

04

Outcome signal

Research synthesis

Registry Facets

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Education Level
  • K-12
  • Higher education
Subject Area
  • Teacher professional development
  • AI in education
Use Case Type
  • Systematic review
Stakeholder Group
  • Teachers
  • Researchers
AI Capability Type
  • Broad
Implementation Model
  • Cross-cutting
Evidence Type
  • Systematic review
Outcomes Domain
  • Research synthesis
  • Policy

Implementing Organization

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Organization Type

Education University of Hong Kong

Location

Hong Kong SAR, China

Primary Facilitator Role

Authors

Learning Context

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Setting Type
  • In-school (K–12)
  • Informal learning
Session Format

PRISMA systematic review

Duration

2015–2024 publications

Group Size

95 included studies

Devices

AI technologies in teaching and PD contexts

Constraints
  • English-language bias possible
  • Fast post-2022 GenAI shift

Learner Profile

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Age Range

Teachers and students across reviewed contexts

Prior AI Exposure Assumed

Escalating post-GenAI

Prior Programming Background Assumed

Varies

Educational Intent

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Primary Learning Goals
  • Compare supply of PD opportunities with demand for AI integration
  • Synthesize AI uses in teaching vs teacher PD
Secondary Learning Goals
  • Prioritize ethical and technical issues for responsible PD research
What This Was Not
  • Not meta-analysis of effect sizes

AI Tool Description

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Tool Type

AI in teaching and PD (multi-modal review)

AI Role
  • Tutor
  • Evaluator
  • Automation tool
Languages

International literature

User Interaction Model
    Safeguards
    • Responsible integration requires PD research on ethics and technology

    Activity Design

    6
    Activity Flow
    • PRISMA search and screening
    • Thematic synthesis
    • Identify research imbalance
    Human Vs AI Responsibilities
      Scaffolding Strategies

        Observed Challenges

        7
        Educators Reported
        • Research skew toward AI in classroom delivery vs teacher PD
        • Teacher development needs under-addressed

        Design Adaptations

        8
        Adaptations
        • Explicit agenda to grow AI-for-PD evidence base

        Reported Outcomes

        9
        Engagement
          Learning Signals
          • 65/35 split teaching vs PD emphasis in corpus
          Educators Reflection

          Supports funding and journals to rebalance AI-for-teachers work.

          Ethical & Privacy Considerations

          10
          Privacy
          • Ethical AI PD design
          • Equity of access to AI upskilling

          Evidence Type

          11
          Evidence
          • Activity documentation
          • Practitioner observation

          Relevance to Research

          12
          Potential Research Use
          • Interventions measuring PD outcomes from AI tools
          • Link student and teacher perspectives in unified designs
          Relevant Research Domains
          • Teacher PD
          • AI in education
          • PRISMA

          Case Status

          13
          Case Status
          • Completed

          AAB Classification Tags

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          Age

          Teachers

          Setting

          Global

          AI Function

          Teaching + PD map

          Pedagogy

          Systematic review

          Risk Level

          Low

          Data Sensitivity

          N/A

          Registry Metadata

          15
          Case ID
          AAB-CASE-2025-RV-060
          Publication Status
          Published systematic review
          Tags
          caseK-12Hong Kong SAR, ChinaCross-cuttingBroadTeacher professional developmentAI in educationSystematic review