Professional Development for Teachers in AI Literacy Education: Teaching Machine Learning to Senior Primary and Junior Secondary Students

Yin Yang, Siu Cheung Kong, Siu Cheung Kong

2025

Abstract

This paper presents a study focused on equipping in-service teachers’ skills of delivering courses on teaching machine learning concepts to senior primary and junior secondary school students. The pedagogical design of this study was based on the neuroscience-informed Attention-Engagement-Error-feedback-Reflection (AEER) framework. This study involved 36 in-service teachers from Hong Kong primary and secondary schools. We developed a model supported by Workshops, Discussions, and Resources (WDR) within the framework of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) to design the teacher professional development program. Data collection included pre- and post-tests on AI concepts, as well as pre- and post-questionnaires on using robots to teach machine learning on their TPACK, teachers’ written feedback on the professional development. The findings suggest that the integration of using robots to teach machine learning and guided by a transdisciplinary pedagogical design AEER motivated teachers to teach AI literacy in senior primary and junior secondary schools. Furthermore, the workshops notably improved teachers’ perceptions of their TPACK abilities. The implications for the professional development on equipping teachers for AI literacy education are summarised.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Yang Y. and Kong S. (2025). Professional Development for Teachers in AI Literacy Education: Teaching Machine Learning to Senior Primary and Junior Secondary Students. In Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU; ISBN 978-989-758-746-7, SciTePress, pages 35-42. DOI: 10.5220/0013200300003932

in Bibtex Style

@conference{csedu25,
author={Yin Yang and Siu Kong},
title={Professional Development for Teachers in AI Literacy Education: Teaching Machine Learning to Senior Primary and Junior Secondary Students},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU},
year={2025},
pages={35-42},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0013200300003932},
isbn={978-989-758-746-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 2: CSEDU
TI - Professional Development for Teachers in AI Literacy Education: Teaching Machine Learning to Senior Primary and Junior Secondary Students
SN - 978-989-758-746-7
AU - Yang Y.
AU - Kong S.
PY - 2025
SP - 35
EP - 42
DO - 10.5220/0013200300003932
PB - SciTePress