Measuring Teachers' competencies for AI integration: Development and validation of the AI-TPACK in vocational education

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Andri Setiyawan, Soeharto Soeharto, Tommy Tanu Wijaya, Lilla Korenova, Zsolt Lavicza

2025 Computers and Education Open Vol. 9 Article Cited by 7 Quartile Top Tier

Abstract

Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into education necessitates teachers acquiring competencies aligned with technological advancements, especially within vocational contexts. This study aimed to adapt and validate a concise self-report instrument, the AI-integrated Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (AI-TPACK) scale, grounded in the TPACK framework, to measure vocational teachers' competencies in integrating AI into instructional practices. A total of 460 pre-service and in-service vocational teachers from Indonesia participated. The adapted instrument encompasses seven constructs, including AI Pedagogical Knowledge, AI Content Knowledge, AI Technological Knowledge, and their intersections, culminating in a comprehensive AI-TPACK construct. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed strong model fit, and convergent and discriminant validity, internal consistency, and composite reliability met acceptable thresholds. Structural equation modeling revealed significant predictive relationships among constructs, while measurement invariance tests supported its suitability across pre-service and in-service teachers. These findings affirm the adapted AI-TPACK scale as a reliable and valid tool for assessing AI-integrated pedagogical competencies specifically within vocational education contexts. © 2025 The Author(s)

Affiliations

Linz School of Education, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Negeri Semarang, Indonesia; Research Center for Education, National Research and Innovation agency (BRIN), Indonesia; Research Center of Educational Technologies, Azerbaijan State Economic University (UNEC), Azerbaijan; School of Mathematical Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Haidian District, Beijing, China; Faculty of Education, Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia