Brief Prompt-Engineering Clinic Substantially Improves AI Literacy and Reduces Technology Anxiety in First-Year Teacher-Education Students
A Pre–Post Pilot Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22047185 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roberto Carlos Dávila Morán (0000-0003-3181-8801, Universidad Continental, corresponding author), Juan Manuel Sánchez Soto (0000-0002-3276-6778, Los Andes Peruvian University), Henri Emmanuel López Gómez (0000-0002-5404-4047, Los Andes Peruvian University), Manuel Silva Infantes (0000-0002-6500-0592, Los Andes Peruvian University), Andrés Arias Lizares (0000-0002-7536-4146, Universidad Nacional del Altiplano), Lupe Marilu Huanca Rojas (0000-0002-2533-1055, Universidad Nacional Intercultural de la Amazonía), Simon Jose Cama Flores (Universidad Nacional José María Arguedas) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1010 |
| Publication date | 2025-08-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Education Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-7102 • E-ISSN: 2227-7102 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/educsci15081010 |
| OpenAlex | W4413038081 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 21 |
Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT are reshaping educational practice, yet first-year teacher-education students often lack the prompt-engineering skills and confidence required to use them responsibly. This pilot study examined whether a concise three-session clinic on prompt engineering could simultaneously boost AI literacy and reduce technology anxiety in prospective teachers. Forty-five freshmen in a Peruvian teacher-education program completed validated Spanish versions of a 12-item AI-literacy scale and a 12-item technology-anxiety scale one week before and after the intervention; normality-checked pre–post differences were analysed with paired-samples t-tests, Cohen’s d, and Pearson correlations. AI literacy rose by 0.70 ± 0.46 points (t (44) = −6.10, p
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| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |