Higher AI readiness is associated with greater, not lower, concern about GenAI reducing student creativity¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? In Model 3, AI readiness positively predicted creativity concern (B = .18, p < .01), contrasting with its strong positive prediction of positive beliefs. → Xiu RL 2026

Evidence¶

Xiu RL 2026¶

Xiu RL, Aguilar SJ, Macías AJ, Shikanova A, Al-Sulaiti R, Junjunia M and Jebril ST (2026) K-12 in-service teachers’ beliefs about generative AI in classrooms: insights from the United States, India, Qatar, Colombia, and the Philippines. Front. Educ. 11:1929017. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1929017

q3 · i? · associational · r2

Model 3 regression predicting creativity concern (N = 1,183). "Higher AI Readiness was associated with greater creativity concern" and behavioral use also predicted higher concern (B = .08, p < .01). Authors suggest familiarity may heighten risk awareness.

"Higher AI Readiness was associated with greater creativity concern [B = .18, 95% CI (.07, .28), p < .01], a finding that stands in direct contrast to Model 1, where readiness strongly predicted positive beliefs."

Discussion¶

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