The Role of Artificial Intelligence Utilization in Mediating the Influence of AI Literacy and Teachers Digital Competence on Instructional Innovation in Madrasas in West Java
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The rapid development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has encouraged significant changes in educational practices by providing opportunities for teachers to develop more adaptive, creative, and technology-based learning approaches. This study aims to analyze the role of AI utilization as a mediating variable in the relationship between AI literacy and teachers’ digital competence toward instructional innovation in madrasas in West Java. This research employed a quantitative approach involving 115 madrasa teachers as respondents. Data were collected using a five-point Likert scale questionnaire and analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling–Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) with SmartPLS 3. The results indicate that AI literacy and teachers’ digital competence have positive and significant effects on instructional innovation. AI literacy also significantly influences AI utilization, while teachers’ digital competence demonstrates a stronger influence on AI utilization. Furthermore, AI utilization has a significant effect on instructional innovation and functions as a mediating variable that strengthens the relationship between teachers’ technological competencies and innovative instructional practices. The findings indicate that the successful implementation of AI-based instructional innovation requires not only technological awareness and digital skills but also the ability to translate these competencies into effective AI utilization. This study contributes to the literature on educational technology transformation by providing empirical evidence regarding the mechanism through which AI capabilities support instructional innovation in madrasa education.
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