GenAI literacy is positively associated with GenAI-assisted self-regulated learning behaviors among special education undergraduates¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2 · i1 small
Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i1 Among 434 special education undergraduates, higher GenAI literacy was associated with more GenAI-assisted self-regulated learning behaviors (β = 0.148). → Yang J 2026

Evidence¶

Yang J 2026¶

Yang J, Liu X, Zhao W and Wang T (2026). GenAI literacy and GenAI-assisted self-regulated learning behaviors: the roles of learning agency and challenge emotions. Front. Psychol. 17:1902668. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1902668

q2 · i1 · associational · r2

Cross-sectional online survey of 434 special education undergraduates in four Chinese provinces; regression with gender and year of study as covariates reported β = 0.148, p = 0.006 for the GenAI literacy–SRLB path. The article reports the association as "positively associated with GenAI-assisted self-regulated learning behaviors".

"The findings supported Hypothesis 1, showing that GenAI literacywaspositivelyassociatedwithGenAI-assistedself-regulated learning behaviors among special education undergraduates."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Self-Regulation — outcome: instruction changes it

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