The Formative Mechanism of Practical Innovation Competence of Education Masters with Non-education Backgrounds

Practical Innovation in Non-Ed M.Ed. Students An Empirical Study Based on a Chain Mediation Model

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10.2991/978-94-6239-691-3_40How to use a DOI?

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Master of Education (M.Ed.) students; Practical Innovation Competence; Professional Ability; Pedagogical Competence; Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)

Abstract

This study aims to explore the formative mechanism of practical innovation competence among Master of Education (M.Ed.) students with non-education backgrounds. Based on Social Cognitive Theory, a chain mediation model was constructed, including supervisor support (SS), institutional support (IS), professional identity (PI), professional foundation (PF), professional ability (PA), pedagogical competence (PEC), and practical innovation competence (PIC). We use AMOS to analyze 231 responses, the results indicate that from the perspective of external drive, both SS and IS significantly and positively predict PI, with IS exerting a greater influence than SS; regarding the internal accumulation process, the chain mediation path of “identity → foundation → ability” is confirmed, and SS is found to directly enhance PA without being mediated by PI; at the level of skill transformation, the formation of PEC (“doing”) is supported by both PF (“learning”) and PA (“thinking”); in the stage of ultimate output, PIC stems from a “dual-core driving mechanism,” which means PA (higher-order thinking) and PEC (educational practice) jointly drive the generation of innovation, with higher-order thinking playing a more central role. Overall, this study reveals a complete logical progression from “external to internal,” from “knowledge to action,” and ultimately to “innovation.”

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yanhong Zhang
AU  - Ying Luo
AU  - Yunyan Li
AU  - Maochan Huang
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/05/31
TI  - The Formative Mechanism of Practical Innovation Competence of Education Masters with Non-education Backgrounds
BT  - Proceedings of the 2026 5th International Conference on Educational Innovation and Multimedia Technology (EIMT 2026)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 389
EP  - 402
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6239-691-3_40
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6239-691-3_40
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