Research Article

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Teachers’ Attitudes and Influencing Variables

Volume: 7 Number: 2 December 31, 2025
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Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Teachers’ Attitudes and Influencing Variables

Abstract

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool in education, enhancing instructional processes and reshaping teachers’ interactions with students. The effective integration of AI technologies can support teachers’ pedagogical competencies, thereby increasing student achievement and motivation. In this context, teachers’ attitudes toward AI play a crucial role in the adoption and successful implementation of these technologies in educational settings. This study examined teachers’ attitudes toward the use of AI and investigated whether these attitudes differed across various demographic variables. The research employed quantitative, causal-comparative design and was conducted with 159 teachers. Data were collected using an attitude scale toward AI. The findings revealed that teachers’ attitudes toward AI in education differed significantly according to age, years of professional experience, current use of AI, and participation in AI-related training. In contrast, no statistically significant differences were found based on gender, school level, school type, or geographic location. These findings suggest that teachers’ attitudes toward AI technologies are shaped by personal and professional factors, which may have significant implications for integrating AI into educational practices.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Artificial Intelligence (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2025

Submission Date

September 29, 2025

Acceptance Date

December 25, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 7 Number: 2

APA
Aksongur, M., & Bağrıacık Yılmaz, A. (2025). Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Teachers’ Attitudes and Influencing Variables. Bilgi Ve İletişim Teknolojileri Dergisi, 7(2), 98-111. https://doi.org/10.53694/bited.1792948
AMA
1.Aksongur M, Bağrıacık Yılmaz A. Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Teachers’ Attitudes and Influencing Variables. Journal of Information and Communication Technologies. 2025;7(2):98-111. doi:10.53694/bited.1792948
Chicago
Aksongur, Melike, and Ayşe Bağrıacık Yılmaz. 2025. “Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Teachers’ Attitudes and Influencing Variables”. Bilgi Ve İletişim Teknolojileri Dergisi 7 (2): 98-111. https://doi.org/10.53694/bited.1792948.
EndNote
Aksongur M, Bağrıacık Yılmaz A (December 1, 2025) Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Teachers’ Attitudes and Influencing Variables. Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojileri Dergisi 7 2 98–111.
IEEE
[1]M. Aksongur and A. Bağrıacık Yılmaz, “Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Teachers’ Attitudes and Influencing Variables”, Journal of Information and Communication Technologies, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 98–111, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.53694/bited.1792948.
ISNAD
Aksongur, Melike - Bağrıacık Yılmaz, Ayşe. “Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Teachers’ Attitudes and Influencing Variables”. Bilgi ve İletişim Teknolojileri Dergisi 7/2 (December 1, 2025): 98-111. https://doi.org/10.53694/bited.1792948.
JAMA
1.Aksongur M, Bağrıacık Yılmaz A. Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Teachers’ Attitudes and Influencing Variables. Journal of Information and Communication Technologies. 2025;7:98–111.
MLA
Aksongur, Melike, and Ayşe Bağrıacık Yılmaz. “Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Teachers’ Attitudes and Influencing Variables”. Bilgi Ve İletişim Teknolojileri Dergisi, vol. 7, no. 2, Dec. 2025, pp. 98-111, doi:10.53694/bited.1792948.
Vancouver
1.Melike Aksongur, Ayşe Bağrıacık Yılmaz. Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education: Teachers’ Attitudes and Influencing Variables. Journal of Information and Communication Technologies. 2025 Dec. 1;7(2):98-111. doi:10.53694/bited.1792948

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