Existing AI literacy assessment instruments poorly cover Stages 0–1 and Stage 4 of the continuum¶
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q2 i? Mapping of existing instruments (SNAIL, MAILS, SAIL4ALL, ChatGPT literacy scales, GLAT, GenAI Literacy Scale) shows Stages 0 and 1 are poorly served and Stage 4 competencies fall outside the scope of most current instruments. → Liu 2026
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Liu 2026¶
Liu, J. P., & Levy, R. (2026). Beyond Tool Adoption: A Practical Five-Stage Developmental Continuum for AI Literacy in Higher Education. North Carolina State University. https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.00038 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2606.00038
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Analytical mapping of six published assessment instruments onto continuum stages (Table 3), finding SNAIL and MAILS primarily assess Stages 2–3. The authors conclude "performance-based assessments are needed to diagnose the full range of the continuum."
"Critically, Stages 0 and 1 are poorly served by existing instruments, and Stage 4 competencies fall outside the scope of most current instruments."
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- GLAT scores predicted performance on GenAI-supported tasks better than perceived ChatGPT proficiency — related
- Post-2024 instrument development expanded objective AI-literacy measurement, which had been dominated by self-report scales — related
- Agentic AI invalidates the three assumptions (evaluation, reversibility, control) on which existing AI literacy frameworks rest — related
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Existing AI literacy assessment instruments poorly cover Stages 0–1 and Stage 4 of the continuum |
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Existing AI literacy assessment instruments poorly cover Stages 0–1 and Stage 4 of the continuum |
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