{"id":404,"date":"2026-05-29T10:57:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renjournal.it\/?p=404"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:57:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:57:32","slug":"generative-ai-as-a-symbolic-mirror","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renjournal.it\/?p=404","title":{"rendered":"Generative AI as a Symbolic Mirror."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Teachers\u2019 Emotional and Reflective Meaning-Making Through Prompt\u2019n\u2019Play<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Autors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Massimiliano Andreoletti; Maria Concetta Carruba; Maria Clara Dicataldo; Marika Lamacchia; Francesco Facciorusso.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Generative AI enters primary education, teachers must develop AI literacy and critically negotiate its pedagogical and emotional meanings (Long & Magerko, 2020). This sequential explanatory mixed-methods study involved 15 Italian primary teachers, mostly experienced (50% over 25 years teaching; 61.1% aged over 50), implementing Prompt\u2019n\u2019Play, a serious game designed for children\u2019s AI literacy, with indirect effects on teacher development (Pozzi & Persico, 2024). Quantitative analyses (descriptives, Wilcoxon, Spearman) showed increased AI understanding (p=.037), self-confidence (M=3.50\/5), perceived usefulness (M=4.00\/5), prompt literacy (M=4.31\/5), and conscious use (M=3.56\/5), but moderate favourability toward adoption (M=3.00\/5). SWOT and Reflexive Thematic Analysis (Braun & Clarke, 2006) of open-ended and focus group data revealed AI as opportunity, threat, and symbolic mirror, informing critical and emotionally aware teacher education (Davis, 1989; Ranieri et al., 2024).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keywords<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Generative AI; Teacher education; AI literacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bibliografia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in<\/em> Psychology<\/em>, 3(2), 77\u2013101. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1191\/1478088706qp063oa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Pozzi, F., & Persico, D. (2024). Gamification for teacher professional development: The case for narrative approaches. Interaction Design and Architecture(s) Journal<\/em> (IxD&A), 62, 26\u201340. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.55612\/s-5002-062-002<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ranieri, M., Biagini, G., & Cuomo, S. (2024). Less knowledge, more trust? Exploring potentially uncritical attitudes towards AI in higher education. Italian Journal of Educational Technology<\/em>, 32(1), 37\u201352. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.17471\/2499-4324\/1440<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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