The Effects of Reflective and Conceptual Scaffolding on TPACK and Technology Value Beliefs

Nilüfer Atman Uslu; Şemseddin Gündüz

doi:10.54535/rep.1831019

The Effects of Reflective and Conceptual Scaffolding on TPACK and Technology Value Beliefs

Abstract

Higher education institutions need to support pre-service teachers in developing meaningful technology integration practices. This study examined the effects of reflective and conceptual scaffolding on pre-service teachers’ TPACK and technology value beliefs during the lesson planning process. A quasi-experimental design with pretest–posttest procedures and a control group was employed. The sample consisted of 30 teacher candidates from a public university in Türkiye. After a theoretical and applied learning process on technology integration, participants in both experimental and control groups completed a lesson design task using a lesson plan template that included technology-integrated instruction sections and TPACK scaffold questions encouraging reflection on relationships among TPACK domains. In addition, the experimental group received metacognitive questions and conceptual scaffolding materials during lesson plan development. Results revealed significant increases in TPACK scores in both groups, whereas technology value beliefs increased significantly only in the experimental group. These findings suggest that reflective and conceptual scaffolding during lesson planning enhances pre-service teachers’ TPACK development and positive technology value beliefs.

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English

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Curriculum Design Instructional Theories

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Research Article

Authors

Nilüfer Atman Uslu
0000-0003-2322-4210
Türkiye

Şemseddin Gündüz ^*
0000-0003-1075-0043
Türkiye

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December 22, 2025

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December 22, 2025

Submission Date

November 26, 2025

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December 21, 2025

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Year 2025 Volume: 9 Number: 2

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https://doi.org/10.54535/rep.1831019

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Atman Uslu, N., & Gündüz, Ş. (2025). The Effects of Reflective and Conceptual Scaffolding on TPACK and Technology Value Beliefs. Research on Education and Psychology, 9(2), 502-522. https://doi.org/10.54535/rep.1831019