Teacher self-efficacy significantly predicts perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of GenAI tools¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2 · i3 large
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q2 i3 Self-efficacy has significant positive effects on perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use of GenAI tools. → Guillén-Gámez 2026

Evidence¶

Guillén-Gámez 2026¶

Guillén-Gámez, F. D., Tomczyk, Ł., Habibi, A., & Díaz Vargas, B. L. (2026). Transforming curriculum design with generative AI: a model for assessing teacher digital competence. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10647-6

q2 · i3 · associational · r2

PLS-SEM structural paths in the 434-teacher Dominican Republic sample. Both self-efficacy paths were significant, with printed path coefficients β = 0.446 (SE→PU) and β = 0.500 (SE→PEOU); f² = 0.214 and f² = 0.228, which the article classifies as medium effect sizes.

"were significantly correlated with both the perceptions of the usefulness of these tools (H8, β = 0.446, t-value = 6.343, p <.05), as with the perceptions of ease of applying them in the teaching–learning process (H9, β = 0.500, t-value = 6.967, p <.05)"

Discussion¶

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