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Investigating the mediating role of TPACK on teachers’ AI competency and their teaching performance in higher education

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Tan, Xiao, Cheng, Gary, Ling, Man Ho·2025·Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence

Abstract

The growing integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in education has significantly influenced teachers' professional development. While AI offers substantial support for teaching practices and serves as a powerful instructional aid, it also places greater demands on teachers, prompting an urgent need for role transformation and skill enhancement. Therefore, the interplay among teachers' AI competency, technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK), and teaching performance has emerged as a critical area of research. This study employed a mixed-methods approach, combining questionnaire surveys with classroom observations, to assess the AI competency, TPACK levels, and teaching performance of 247 university teachers. Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyze their relationships among the core constructs. The results revealed that teachers' AI competency positively predicted their TPACK levels, which in turn positively predicted teaching performance. Furthermore, TPACK was found to mediate the relationship between AI competency and teaching performance. Theoretically, this study elucidates the interconnections among teachers' AI competency, TPACK, and teaching performance, with a particular emphasis on the mediating role of TPACK. Practically, the findings offer implications for the design of professional development programmes aimed at strengthening teachers' AI competency, as well as for the development of data-informed teaching performance evaluation sy…

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Authors
Tan, X., Cheng, G., & Ling, M. H.
Affiliations
Education University of Hong Kong (HK)
Corresponding author
Cheng, Gary
Venue
Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2025-12
Volume
9
Pages
100461
ISSN
2666-920X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4413190322
Cited by
27
References
76
Citations by year
2026: 24 · 2025: 3
FWCI
28.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
Computers and Education Artificial Intelligence (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
Funders
  • The Education University of Hong Kong
  • Education University of Hong Kong (02181)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Artificial Intelligence in Education
  • Social Sciences › Education › Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Digital literacy in education
Keywords
TPACK, technological pedagogical content knowledge, AI competencies, teaching performance, higher education teachers, mediating effect, teacher professional development, artificial intelligence in education

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