Iterative coding of 27 AIL sources yields seven dimensions, with technical, application and critical-thinking dimensions most frequent and legal/regulatory knowledge rarest¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Across 27 analyzed sources, Technical Knowledge and Skills appeared in 24/27, Application Proficiency in 26/27, Critical Thinking Ability in 23/27, Ethical Awareness and Reasoning in 20/27, Integration Skills in 18/27, Social Impact Understanding in 11/27, and Legal and Regulatory Knowledge in only 2/27. → Veronika Hackl 2025

Evidence¶

Veronika Hackl 2025¶

Veronika Hackl, Alexandra Elena Müller, Maximilian Sailer. (2025). The AI Literacy Heptagon: A Structured Approach to AI Literacy in Higher Education. https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.18900 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2509.18900

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Integrative literature review with iterative open and axial coding by two independent coders of AIL conceptualizations in HE (n=27 sources, 2021-2024 plus foundational works). The review reports "Technical Knowledge and Skills (TKS), Application Proficiency (AP), and Critical Thinking Ability (CTA) emerged consistently" as core areas; Table 1 prints scores including EAR 20/27, IS 18/27, SIU 11/27, LRK 2/27.

"As Table 1 indicates, Technical Knowledge and Skills (TKS), Application Proficiency (AP), and Critical Thinking Ability (CTA) emerged consistently in most of the frameworks analyzed, forming the core competency areas."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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