Generative artificial intelligence in teacher education: perceptions, attitudes, and transformative digital resources

Abstract

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) is reshaping higher education, showing early evidence of potential to optimize teaching and learning processes through personalized support, content creation, and assessment automation. However, its integration into teacher training presents challenges in terms of perception, attitudes, and intention to use. This study analyzes the impact of implementing GAI tools in the training of preservice teachers, assessing their influence on the perception of their educational value and their willingness to adopt them. A mixed-method approach was used with 180 participants from the Master's in Teacher Training in Spain, who took part in virtual workshops where they explored GAI tools such as ChatGPT, QuizCube, Beautiful.ai, Convai, Neiro, and Synthesia for the design of educational materials. Through pre and postintervention questionnaires, a positive impact on the perception of AI was observed, increasing acceptance and confidence in its pedagogical use. The results show a significant improvement in participants' intention to integrate AI into teaching and a positive evaluation of its educational usefulness. Incorporating GAI as an innovative methodology in teacher training seams to increase their confidence and security in its use, recommending the development of training strategies that enhance its critical and effective adoption in the educational field.