GenAI literacy dimensions predict critical monitoring beyond traits, use frequency, and perceptions, with critical-ethical awareness the strongest predictor¶
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q2 i? In a hierarchical regression, GenAI literacy dimensions added 16.0% of variance to predicting GenAI critical monitoring, with critical-ethical awareness the strongest positive predictor (β = .41). → Amzalag M 2026
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Amzalag M 2026¶
Amzalag M, Zviel-Girshin R and Beimel D (2026) The illusion of cognitive independence in the age of generative AI: unpacking GenAI literacy and learner profiles. Front. Educ. 11:1861548. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2026.1861548
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Hierarchical multiple regression on survey data (N = 818 for this model) predicting GenAI critical monitoring; the final model explained 25.0% of variance (R2 = .250), with literacy dimensions adding ΔR2 = .160. The article reports "the strongest positive predictor of monitoring behavior (β = .41, p < .001)".
"GenAI critical-ethical awareness emerged as the strongest positive predictor of monitoring behavior (β = .41, p < .001), followed by operational literacy (β = .09, p = .031)."
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Learner Variables¶
- Academic and Critical Literacy — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
Related Claims¶
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- Academic integrity and transparency is the strongest predictor of ethical GenAI use, followed by ethical and technical AI literacy and critical thinking — related
- Skill-based AI literacy (using/understanding and detecting AI) is positively associated with reported AI dependency among higher education students — related
- Math anxiety explained variance in posttest monitoring judgments beyond trait anxiety, supporting its distinctness from general anxiety — related
- Personal innovativeness, technology anxiety, and growth mindset in technology each significantly predict AI literacy after external resources and digital competence are controlled, adding 6% of variance — related
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GenAI literacy dimensions predict critical monitoring beyond traits, use frequency, and perceptions, with critical-ethical awareness the strongest predictor |
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GenAI literacy dimensions predict critical monitoring beyond traits, use frequency, and perceptions, with critical-ethical awareness the strongest predictor |
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