Epistemological belief dimensions offer an understanding of human-GAI engagement¶

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q1 i? The five epistemological dimensions (source, certainty, organisation, control and speed of knowledge acquisition) provide a framework for understanding how humans engage with generative AI. → Strydom 2026

Evidence¶

Strydom 2026¶

Strydom, S. (2026). Framing human-AI dynamics: An epistemological perspective on generative AI practices. Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching, 9(2). https://doi.org/10.37074/jalt.2026.9.2.11

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A theoretical argument advanced in a conceptual theory-building paper: the author contends the epistemological dimensions "offer an understanding of human-GAI engagement". The article reports no empirical test of this contention.

"I contend that these epistemological dimensions offer an understanding of human-GAI engagement."

Discussion¶

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