Interview data link cluster differences in AI-TPACK integration to distinct profiles of AI-TK, technical self-efficacy, pedagogical beliefs, and support-dependence¶

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Evidence · 1 study (3 entries) · qualitative r2–r3 · q2
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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Systematic Optimizers showed systems-level thinking about multi-agent collaboration and high technical self-efficacy, explaining their iterative cycles and complex workflows. → Sun 2025 q2 i? Prolific Creators showed low technical self-efficacy and extreme support-dependence, explaining their modular feature-stacking designs and template-seeded prototyping. → Sun 2025 (2) q2 i? Passive Observers showed polarized cognition with shared positive attitudes toward AI yet extreme support-dependence, explaining browsing-anchored hesitation. → Sun 2025 (3)

Evidence¶

Sun 2025¶

Sun, Y., Xin, H., Li, S., Niu, Q., Chai, C. S., Huang, L., & Chen, G. (2025). Modeling AI-TPACK in Practice: Insights from Teachers' Multi-Agent Workflow Design. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.13906 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2605.13906

q2 · i? · qualitative · r3

Semi-structured interviews with 12 teachers sampled across clusters (C1: n=4; C2: n=5; C3: n=3): Cluster 1's "systems-level thinking explained their iterative configuration-testing cycles" and complex workflows, with high technical self-efficacy.

"This systems-level thinking explained their iterative configuration-testing cycles (RQ1) and architecturally complex workflows (RQ2). Their AI-TPK embodied constructivist principles, positioning AI as persistent learning companions."

Sun 2025 (2)¶

Sun, Y., Xin, H., Li, S., Niu, Q., Chai, C. S., Huang, L., & Chen, G. (2025). Modeling AI-TPACK in Practice: Insights from Teachers' Multi-Agent Workflow Design. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.13906. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2605.13906

q2 · i? · qualitative · r2

Interview analysis of Cluster 2: teachers described weak technology skills and "extreme support-dependence, requiring continuous on-site guidance", which the authors link to template-seeded rapid prototyping and feature-stacking designs.

"Most critically, they exhibited extreme support-dependence, requiring continuous on-site guidance. This dependency explained their template-seeded rapid prototyping (RQ1), where templates provided entry points while external scaffolding bridged capability gaps."

Sun 2025 (3)¶

Sun, Y., Xin, H., Li, S., Niu, Q., Chai, C. S., Huang, L., & Chen, G. (2025). Modeling AI-TPACK in Practice: Insights from Teachers' Multi-Agent Workflow Design. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.13906. doi:10.48550/arxiv.2605.13906

q2 · i? · associational · r1

Interview analysis of Cluster 3: high-capability teachers critiqued platform constraints while low-capability teachers felt clueless; "Both shared positive attitudes toward AI yet extreme support-dependence", with observation substituting for experimentation.

"Both shared positive attitudes toward AI yet extreme support-dependence, explaining their browsing-anchored hesitation (RQ1): observation substituted for autonomous experimentation."

Discussion¶

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