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Exploring Pre-Service Teachers' Lived Experiences as Active AI Users or Passive Recipients through the Lens of TPACK: A Phenomenological Study


Authors : Shweta Jha; Dr. Somu Singh; Rohit Kumar

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 3 - March


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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26mar1763

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Abstract : The education sector is rebooted with the integration of AI-assisted tools. Therefore, pre-service teachers should develop AI-assisted TPACK to improve the learning levels of Gen Z and Gen Alpha Kids. The researchers examined the awareness level of AI-assisted education tools and their use in pedagogical practices. In-depth Interviews of 21 pre-service teachers have been conducted. The majority of the respondents are passive recipients of AI- assisted tools for education. Their level of AI-assisted TPACK is very low. To cope with the existing situation, a revolutionary change is required at the level of the curriculum of teacher education programs, infrastructural features of teacher educational institutes, and last but not least, the attitude of Teacher Educators towards AI-assisted TPACK.

Keywords : Active AI Users, Passive Recipients, AI-Assisted TPACK, Adaptive Learning, Real-Time Feedback.

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The education sector is rebooted with the integration of AI-assisted tools. Therefore, pre-service teachers should develop AI-assisted TPACK to improve the learning levels of Gen Z and Gen Alpha Kids. The researchers examined the awareness level of AI-assisted education tools and their use in pedagogical practices. In-depth Interviews of 21 pre-service teachers have been conducted. The majority of the respondents are passive recipients of AI- assisted tools for education. Their level of AI-assisted TPACK is very low. To cope with the existing situation, a revolutionary change is required at the level of the curriculum of teacher education programs, infrastructural features of teacher educational institutes, and last but not least, the attitude of Teacher Educators towards AI-assisted TPACK.

Keywords : Active AI Users, Passive Recipients, AI-Assisted TPACK, Adaptive Learning, Real-Time Feedback.

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