Teachers’ attitudes and beliefs have a significant impact on the use of technology in teaching and learning and are considered the main barrier to successful integration of technology in learning processes. The current study examined the attitudes of teachers and lecturers towards the use of ChatGPT in education in Israel, and their intentions to use it in the future. 211 teachers and lecturers participated in the study, even before official guidelines for its use were established by formal education entities. It was found that there are significant differences between teachers and lecturers: teachers expressed a more positive stance in terms of 'pedagogical benefit' and 'learners' enjoyment' compared to lecturers who showed higher support for 'the importance of use' in the context of equality of opportunities and exposure to technological innovation. Differences between men and women were also found. women expressed higher support for the need to impose restrictions on implementation compared to men, while men expressed higher support for pedagogical benefit than women. Furthermore, a significant positive correlation was found between positive attitudes towards implementation and future use intention, as well as a significant negative correlation between the perception of the risk of use and future use intention. According to the prediction model, it was found that the driving attitudes and interest of teachers, the importance of use and pedagogical benefit predict 70% of future use intention, alongside the gender variable which was also found to predict future use intention.

Authors:
Tami Seifert, Kibbutzim College of Education, Israel
Taly Tzamir Levi, Kibbutzim College of Education, Israel
Miri Shonfeld, Kibbutzim College of Education, Israel

About the Presenter(s)
Professor Tami Seifert is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Kibbutzim College of Education in Israel

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