Beliefs, Self-reported or Performance-Assessed TPACK: What Can Predict the Quality of Technology-Enhanced Biology Lesson Plans?

Abstract Digital technologies have the potential to increase quality of instruction; however, using digital does not necessarily guarantee high-quality teaching. Therefore, teachers need specific professional knowledge on how use and implement technologies. Moreover, know beliefs about learning with impact their Usually, are assessed via self-report measures in a subject-unspecific isolated manner. The present study assesses biology-specific (self-report performance assessed) together. Furthermore, these constructs were related lesson plans honeybees analysed. Eighty-two biology teacher students from an Austrian university participated study. A path model revealed that self-assessed was significant predictor planning quality. In contrast, performance-assessed and–to some extent–beliefs predictors technology integration. Thus, own do sufficiently predict ability engage integration classroom.