Paired pre/post AI readiness scores rose descriptively from 82.5% to 89.9% (mean gain 7.4 percentage points) among seven co-creation clients, treated as descriptive context only¶

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q1 i? In a small paired pre/post assessment (N=7) using a preliminary, unvalidated six-item instrument, scores increased from pre-session (M=82.5%, SD=15.5%) to post-session (M=89.9%, SD=17.5%), a mean gain of 7.4 percentage points; five of seven clients improved, one remained at ceiling, and one declined. → readiness-1

Evidence¶

readiness-1¶

Weihao Qu, Ling Zheng, Chris Buzaid, and Daniel Crawford. 2026. LearnAI: Just-in-Time AI Co-Creation Across Disciplines at a University. https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.19164 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2608.19164

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Descriptive pre/post comparison in the Customized Co-Creation Layer using six scenario-based items scored 1–4 and summed to 24 points; seven clients provided usable paired responses. The article treats these results as "descriptive rather than inferential" because the paired sample is small and the instrument is preliminary and unvalidated. No effect size or significance test is reported.

"Scores increased from pre-session (𝑀= 82.5%,𝑆𝐷= 15.5%) to post-session (𝑀= 89.9%,𝑆𝐷= 17.5%), a mean gain of 7.4 percentage points. Five of seven clients improved, one remained at ceiling, and one declined."

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