Secondary students report near-maximum confidence in passive digital tasks but sharply lower confidence in active creation and algorithmic logic¶
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q2 i? Across 243 European secondary students, self-perceived confidence in basic passive tasks (M=4.88, M=4.81) far exceeds confidence in CAD (M=2.86), programming (M=2.96) and troubleshooting (M=3.29). → Nicolas Rodriguez-Alvarez 2026
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Nicolas Rodriguez-Alvarez 2026¶
Nicolas Rodriguez-Alvarez, Alan Martin Blanch-Marsolini, Samuel Vara-Gutierrez, Hugo Gil-Garcia, Javier Calzon-Dueñas, and Fernando Rodriguez-Merino. (2026). The Illusion of Competence: Self-Perceived Digital Literacy and AI Readiness Among European Secondary Students. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.26010 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2605.26010
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Cross-sectional multicenter survey (N=243) of students in Spain and Ireland using a 5-point Likert self-efficacy questionnaire; descriptive results show "near-maximum confidence levels" for basic tasks versus much lower scores for active creation skills.
"For basic functional skills, such as turning on a computer (Q8) or managing privacy (Q23), students reported near-maximum confidence levels (𝑀= 4.88and 𝑀= 4.81, respectively)."
Discussion¶
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Secondary students report near-maximum confidence in passive digital tasks but sharply lower confidence in active creation and algorithmic logic |
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Secondary students report near-maximum confidence in passive digital tasks but sharply lower confidence in active creation and algorithmic logic |
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2026 |
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2026-10-20 |
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