Students report gaps in AI training and awareness of institutional AI policies despite widespread adoption¶
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q2 i? Only 24.2% of students reported clearly knowing institutional AI policies and 17.1% had received no formal AI training, while AI use was widespread. → Tabares-Cruz YB 2026
Evidence¶
Tabares-Cruz YB 2026¶
Tabares-Cruz YB, Cevallos-Sánchez HA, Arteaga-Pita IG, Rodriguez-Alava LA, Carreño-Mendoza AL, Cedeño-Barreto MdlÁ, Castro-Castillo GJ, Cobacango-Villavicencio JG and Moreira-Choez JS (2026) Predictors of the ethical use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education. Front. Educ. 11:1942426. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1942426
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Descriptive profile of the 980-participant sample (Table 1); the printed percentages show training and policy-awareness gaps. These are descriptive frequencies with no effect size, so impact is null.
"Concerning AI training, 25.0% of participants had completed institutional training courses, 22.6% had relied on self-directed learning, whereas 17.1% had received no formal AI training. A similar pattern emerged regarding institutional policy awareness: only 24.2% reported being clearly familiar with institutional AI policies, whereas 38.9% indicated only partial knowledge."
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Students report gaps in AI training and awareness of institutional AI policies despite widespread adoption |
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Students report gaps in AI training and awareness of institutional AI policies despite widespread adoption |
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2026 |
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2031 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-11 |
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1 — tabares-cruz-yb-2026 |
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