Besties with bots: GenAI as a lesson plan evaluator for preservice teachers

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dc.contributor.authorYang, Shuling
dc.contributor.authorAppleget, Carin
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-23T20:31:08Z
dc.date.available2025-04-23T20:31:08Z
dc.date.issued2025-03-07
dc.description.abstractIn this study, two literacy teacher educators developed a lesson plan activity to be completed during a focus group interview. Protocols for the focus group were developed using the AI literacy framework. The purpose of the study was to explore preservice teachers’ (PSTs) interactions with GenAI and how GenAI functioned as evaluators of their lesson plans. Analysis revealed PSTs’ varying levels of engagement with the chatbots, highlighting the need for teacher educators to guide effective communication with GenAI technologies. Additionally, PSTs found chatbots’ feedback helpful, viewing them as “besties.” Results showed a blend of human and machine feedback offered significant implications for teacher educators, suggesting the potential benefits of integrating blended feedback systems in teacher preparation programs.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was sponsored by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at East Tennessee State University. Weappreciate the department for paying the participants to attend the focus group interviews.
dc.description.urihttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21532974.2025.2474932?src=
dc.format.extent30 pages
dc.genrejournal articles
dc.genrepostprints
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2lz9i-a5r9
dc.identifier.citationYang, Shuling, and Carin and Appleget. “Besties with Bots: GenAI as a Lesson Plan Evaluator for Preservice Teachers.” Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education. (March 7, 2025): 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/21532974.2025.2474932.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/21532974.2025.2474932
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/38021
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francis
dc.relation.isAvailableAtThe University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Faculty Collection
dc.relation.ispartofUMBC Education Department
dc.rightsThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education on 2025-03-07, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/21532974.2025.2474932.
dc.subjectAI literacy
dc.subjectelementary literacy
dc.subjectlesson plans
dc.subjectpreservice teachers
dc.subjectGenAI
dc.subjectChatGPT
dc.titleBesties with bots: GenAI as a lesson plan evaluator for preservice teachers
dc.typeText
dcterms.creatorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4813-3406

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