@article{article_1532218, title={Factors Affecting Teachers’ Acceptance of Artificial Intelligence Technologies: Analyzing Teacher Perspectives with Structural Equation Modeling}, journal={Instructional Technology and Lifelong Learning}, volume={5}, pages={399–420}, year={2024}, DOI={10.52911/itall.1532218}, author={Gökçe Tekin, Özlem}, keywords={Artificial intelligence anxiety, Self-efficacy, Technology acceptance model, Structural equation model, Teachers}, abstract={Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have brought to the agenda how to encourage the use of these technologies in education. Teachers’ acceptance of AI technologies has an important place. This study, based on the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), investigates the factors affecting teachers’ acceptance of AI technologies. A five-structure structural model for AI technology was proposed by adding Self-Efficacy and Anxiety to TAM. A trial form consisting of 21 items was prepared and 18 items were confirmed. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze the data. In the proposed model, 7 hypotheses related to Self-Efficacy (SE), Artificial Intelligence Anxiety (AIA), Perceived Ease of Use (PEU), Perceived Utility (PU) and Behavioral Intention (BI) were tested. A significant negative effect was obtained with H1, H2 and H7; a significant positive effect was obtained with H3, H4 and H6, while H5 was not confirmed. The effect of teachers’ perceived ease of use on perceived usefulness (H3) and the effect of perceived usefulness on behavioral intention (H6) were the strongest positive effects in the model. The effect of AI anxiety on perceived ease of use (H2) was the strongest negative effect. It was found that teachers’ acceptance of using AI technologies in teaching is predictable by teachers’ self-efficacy towards AI, AI anxiety and perceived usefulness. The results of this study contributed to the extension of TAM. This study presents a TAM study on AI technologies. In addition, the results can help future educational planning in the use of educational technologies.}, number={2}, publisher={Mustafa SARITEPECİ}