Exploration of an AI-Integrated Education Competency Measurement Tool for Pre-Service Special Education Teachers: An Education Service Approach

Key Points

• This study aims to develop a reliable and valid measurement tool for pre-service special education teachers' competencies from an educational service perspective.
• Derived a latent model based on related prior studies, structured into 4 domains and 9 criteria.
• Developed a measurement tool consisting of 19 preliminary items for assessing competencies.
• Conducted a survey on the importance of measurement items among 100 pre-service special education teachers.
• Exploratory factor analysis revealed item grouping into 2 factors: value and interaction experience, and systematic approach and value co-creation abilities.
• Selected items demonstrated high internal consistency for each scale.
• Discriminant analysis showed that the derived factor structure had limitations in explaining group differences.

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