AI literacy directly and positively predicts learning engagement among university students¶

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q2 i? AI literacy has a statistically significant positive direct effect on learning engagement (β = 0.668, p < 0.001), with the model explaining R² = 0.446 of engagement variance. → Wang 2026

Evidence¶

Wang 2026¶

Wang, N. (2026). The impact of artificial intelligence literacy on learning engagement among university students: the mediating role of psychological capital and the moderating role of professional identity. Frontiers in Psychology, 17:1892204. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1892204

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PLS-SEM path analysis of cross-sectional questionnaire data from 1,198 undergraduates at four Zhengzhou universities. The direct path "was β = 0.668 ( p < 0.001), demonstrating that this effect was statistically significant", and the model's coefficient of determination was R2 = 0.446.

"The standardized path coefficient from artificial intelligence literacy to learning engagement was β = 0.668 ( p < 0.001), demonstrating that this effect was statistically significant. Thus, Hypothesis 1 was supported."

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