Exploring the Application of Text-to-Image Generation Technology in Art Education at Vocational Senior High Schools in Taiwan

Abstract

Exploring the potential of text-to-image generation technology in Taiwanese vocational high school art courses, this study employs a conceptual framework of technology integration, creative thinking, and metacognitive abilities, focusing on its effects on teaching strategies as well as students’ digital art creation skills and cognitive and creative development. The study was conducted through a multi-methodological approach that includes a systematic literature review plus participatory action research and qualitative analysis. The results showed that integrating text-to-image technology with education boosted students’ interest in activities such as prompt design and project creation and suited themes like landscapes and conceptual art. Testing AI tools enhanced technical proficiency (average of 3.95/5), while pedagogy shifted to project-based learning, increasing engagement. Students’ digital art skills improved from 3.26 to 3.78 (16% growth), with creativity and originality (3.82/5), style diversity, visual complexity, and divergent thinking notably advanced. The technology also fostered metacognitive skills and critical thinking, proving to be an effective teaching aid beyond a mere digital tool. This discovery provides a fresh theoretical viewpoint and instructional procedures for high school art education curricula, anchored in technology, and highlights the importance of nurturing students’ innovativeness and adaptability within the contemporary digital age. © 2025 by the authors.

Keywords

Author Keywords

Critical thinking Vocational education art education creative thinking digital art text-to-image generation technology

Index Keywords

Teaching Curricula Engineering education Personnel training Apprentices Students Vocational education Critical thinking Conceptual frameworks Higher School Educational robots Art educations Creative thinking Digital art Generation technologies Image generations STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) Text-to-image generation technology

Author Affiliations

Department of Vehicle Engineering, Nan Kai University of Technology, Nan-Tou, Taiwan

Liberal Education Center, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung, Taiwan

Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Changhua, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Technological and Vocational Education, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Changhua, Taiwan, Department of Electrical and Mechanical Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Changhua, Taiwan, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Changhua, Taiwan

Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Changhua, Taiwan, Medical Affairs Office, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Health Services Adminstration, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Changhua, Taiwan, Center of Teacher Education, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Technological and Vocational Education, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Changhua, Taiwan

Department of Industrial Education and Technology, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Changhua, Taiwan

Funding & Acknowledgements

Department of Industrial Technology, DoIT

This study acknowledges the technical support provided by the Department of Industrial Education and Technology at the National Changhua University of Education. The authors would like to express their sincere gratitude to Joao Carlos Lopes Batista, Anabela Mesquita, Dimitris Apostolou, Amanda Liu, Lily Yang, and the anonymous reviewers for their thorough review of our manuscript and for their numerous constructive comments and valuable suggestions.

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Exploring the Application of Text-to-Image Generation Technology in Art Education at Vocational Senior High Schools in Taiwan

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