Digital Literacy Crucial for Effective ICT Integration in Art Education

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A recent study from Liaoning Petrochemical University explores the impact of digital literacy on art education teachers' intent to integrate Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in their classrooms. The research, published in SAGE Open, found that digital literacy significantly influences teachers' perception of ICT's usefulness and ease of use, with 65% of the variance in ICT integration intention explained by the proposed model. The study also discovered that improving teachers' digital literacy, subjective norms, image, and ICT output quality can strengthen ICT integration intention, supporting the promotion of ICT in education.

Key Takeaways:

  • The study surveyed 580 art education teachers in China, using validated scales to measure variables such as digital literacy, image, and perceived usefulness.
  • The proposed model, based on the Extended Technology Acceptance Model (TAM2), explained 65% of the variance in ICT integration intention.
  • Digital literacy significantly influenced perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use, while subjective norms directly and positively affected ICT integration intention.
  • ICT output quality had a significant impact on perceived usefulness, but job relevance and result demonstrability did not.
  • The study recommends enhancing teachers' digital literacy, improving subjective norms, image, and ICT output quality to strengthen ICT integration intention.

Statistics:

  • 580 art education teachers participated in the study, providing a comprehensive sample size.
  • The proposed model explained 65% of the variance in ICT integration intention.
  • Digital literacy explained 30% of the variance in perceived usefulness and 25% of the variance in perceived ease of use.
  • Subjective norms directly and positively affected ICT integration intention by 20%.
  • The indirect effect of subjective norms on ICT integration intention accounted for less than 20% of the total effect.

Sources:

  • Exploring the Impact of Digital Literacy on Art Education Teachers' ICT Integration Intention: Based on the Extended Technology Acceptance Model (SAGE Open, 2025, Vol. 15)
  • Liaoning Petrochemical University
  • SAGE Publishing
  • https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440251378790
  • Yi Chen, School of Art & Design, Liaoning Petrochemical University