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Teachers who believe AI will help them reach professional goals and improve students' learning outcomes (utility value) may be more motivated to use it (theoretical argument).

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · theoretical r2 · q1
Currency · newest study 2024 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
Evidence quality · No study behind this claim is a peer-reviewed article with a DOI: it rests on an ERIC document (a report, conference paper or thesis). It is kept because 2 design pages cite it; treat it as a lead to check, not an established finding.

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q1 i? The paper argues that practical benefits of AI, such as enhanced classroom management, easier lesson planning and insight into students' progress, can increase teachers' motivation to use it. → Yurt 2024 q1 i? The paper argues that when teachers believe AI will help them achieve professional goals and improve students' learning outcomes, they may be more motivated to use it. → Yurt 2024 (2)

Evidence

Yurt 2024

Yurt, E. (2024). Theoretical Examination of Teachers' Motivations for Using Artificial Intelligence Applications in Education: Expectancy-Value Theory Perspective. In M. S. Ozturk, A. Kaban, & M. Unal (Eds.), Proceedings of ICSES 2024-- International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (pp. 149-158), Istanbul, Turkiye. ISTES. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED673212

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

Theoretical argument in the utility value section, citing prior work (Cheng et al., 2020; Ottenbreit-Leftwich et al., 2010) rather than new data: "These practical benefits can increase teachers' motivation to use AI technologies".

"AI technologies can enhance classroom management, facilitate lesson planning, and provide teachers with valuable insights into students' learning progress. These practical benefits can increase teachers' motivation to use AI technologies (Cheng et al., 2020; Ottenbreit-Leftwich et al., 2010)."

Yurt 2024 (2)

Yurt, E. (2024). Theoretical Examination of Teachers' Motivations for Using Artificial Intelligence Applications in Education: Expectancy-Value Theory Perspective. In M. S. Ozturk, A. Kaban, & M. Unal (Eds.), Proceedings of ICSES 2024-- International Conference on Studies in Education and Social Sciences (pp. 149-158), Istanbul, Turkiye. ISTES. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED673212

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

Theoretical argument summarising the utility value section, with no data: when AI is believed to "help them achieve their professional goals and improve students' learning outcomes", teachers may be more motivated to use it.

"When teachers believe that using AI technologies will help them achieve their professional goals and improve students' learning outcomes, they may be more motivated to use these technologies."

Studies bearing on this claim

Do teachers who see AI as useful, enjoyable or important to their work intend to use it more, and does that intention become use? This table gathers the studies behind this claim and the 9 narrower claims that bear on it: 5 distinct studies (3 associational, 1 theoretical, 1 causal), q1–q2, 3 of 5 with an effect size coded. One row per study, codes as each entry records them; no effect is averaged and no verdict is drawn. Built by scripts/synthesize_claim.py from eval/synthesis/; a row that looks wrong is fixed on the claim it comes from.

Study Design Effect as recorded Bears on this claim through
Yurt 2024 q1 · theoretical · r2 i? this claim; Teachers who believe AI use will contribute to their professional success and identity (at (supports); Teachers who find using AI enjoyable, engaging and satisfying (intrinsic/interest value) m (supports)
Guillén-Gámez 2026 q2 · associational · r1 i3 Perceived enjoyment of GenAI tools is positively associated with in-service teachers' atti (supports); Teachers' attitudes toward GenAI tools significantly predict their behavioural intention t (supports)
Holster 2026 q2 · associational · r2 i1; i? Teachers experiencing higher average demand across lesson planning, assessment/marking, an (supports); Among AI-using teachers, tasks experienced as relatively more demanding are more likely to (supports)
Amponsah 2026 q2 · associational · r2 i? Ghanaian pre-service science teachers show positive attitudes, perceived behavioural contr (supports); Actual classroom use of AI among Ghanaian pre-service science teachers is moderate despite (qualifies)
Mesenhöller J and Böhme K 2026 q2 · causal · r1 i1 Participation in the short INSIGHT training session is associated with a significant pre-p (qualifies)

Discussion

Page metadata
Field Value
type claim
id teacher-utility-value-increases-motivation-to-use-ai
title Teachers who believe AI will help them reach professional goals and improve students' learning outcomes (utility value) may be more motivated to use it (theoretical argument).
description Teachers who believe AI will help them reach professional goals and improve students' learning outcomes (utility value) may be more motivated to use it (theoretical argument).
status review
evidence_strength weak
newest_evidence 2024
generated by claude/unspecified on 2026-09-24
trust unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
sources 2 — yurt-2024, yurt-2024-2

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