Geographical region significantly moderates AI literacy intervention effects, with Europe and East Asia outperforming North America¶

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Evidence · 1 study · quant-synthesis r2 · q3
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Subclaims¶

q3 i? Geographical region is a significant moderator (F(4, 167) = 2.603, p < .05); Europe (g = 0.960) and East Asia (g = 0.782) yielded larger effects than North America (g = 0.658). → Suya Liu 2026

Evidence¶

Suya Liu 2026¶

Suya Liu, Ziyan Lin, Oi Lam Ng, Yijian Yang, Yun Dai. (2026). AI literacy interventions in education: A meta-analysis of effects and moderators. Educational Research Review. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2026.100813

q3 · i? · quant-synthesis · r2

Moderator analysis in the three-level meta-analysis testing five regions. Europe (g = 0.960), East Asia (g = 0.782), and North America (g = 0.658) showed progressively lower significant effects; the Southeast Asia estimate rests on only k = 4 effect sizes.

"Geographical region was a significant moderator (F (4, 167) = 2.603, p < .05). The highest effect was observed in Southeast Asia (g = 1.680), though this finding was based on a small number of effect sizes (k = 4)"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Digital Literacy — outcome: instruction changes it

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