AI verification literacy does not directly predict critical thinking or technical problem-solving¶
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q2 i? AI verification literacy's direct effects on critical thinking (β = .076, p = .090) and technical problem-solving (β = .043, p = .385) were not statistically significant. → Davor I 2026
Evidence¶
Davor I 2026¶
Davor I, Larbi E and Boateng FO (2026). Artificial intelligence-supported learning and higher-order cognitive outcomes: the mediating role of metacognitive self-regulation. Front. Educ. 11:1855869. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1855869
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In the SEM of 533 students, AI verification literacy predicted only metacognitive self-regulation directly; the study reports its outcome paths "were not statistically significant," so H2a and H2b were not supported. Equivalence was not tested.
"However, its effects on critical thinking (β = .076, p = .090) and technical problem-solving (β = .043, p = .385) were not statistically significant."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Academic and Critical Literacy — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
- Problem Solving — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- AI task scaffolding is positively associated with critical thinking and technical problem-solving among AI-using university students — related
- Metacognitive self-regulation mediates the relationships between all three AI interaction mechanisms and both higher-order outcomes — related
- Cognitive offloading tendency is negatively associated with critical thinking, technical problem-solving, and metacognitive self-regulation — related
- The structural model explains about half the variance in critical thinking and technical problem-solving and about a third in metacognitive self-regulation — related
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AI verification literacy does not directly predict critical thinking or technical problem-solving |
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AI verification literacy does not directly predict critical thinking or technical problem-solving |
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