A review of 13 recent AI literacy frameworks found most lack explicit scaffolded progression and are context-bound¶
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q2 i? Of 13 frameworks published in 2023-2024 plus the UNESCO frameworks, most contained no explicit descriptions of scaffolded progression, and most were developed for a specific educational level or context. → MacCallum K. 2026
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MacCallum K. 2026¶
MacCallum K., Parsons D. & Mohaghegh M. (2026). The Scaffolded AI Literacy (SAIL) Framework: Results of a Delphi Study for Equitable AI Literacy Framework Design in Education. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2026.100584
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Narrative review of 13 AI literacy framework articles from 2023-2024 plus the UNESCO student and teacher competency frameworks (Section 2). The review reports that "Most of the frameworks reviewed for this study contain no explicit descriptions of scaffolded progression" and that few provide scaffolded progression through competence levels.
"Most of the frameworks reviewed for this study contain no explicit descriptions of scaffolded progression. This is unsurprising, given that these were primarily literature reviews, so generalised across different approaches, or focused on specific contexts where AI literacy was applied to an individual stage of learning."
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Related Claims¶
- Prominent existing AI literacy frameworks are not tailored to higher education — related
- The University of Florida's AI Across the Curriculum framework lacks proficiency levels and guidance for non-technical disciplines — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
- A three-round Delphi study with 17 experts from education, industry, and cultural expertise produced the SAIL AI literacy framework — related
- Few countries have defined teacher AI competencies or national AI training programmes for teachers — related
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A review of 13 recent AI literacy frameworks found most lack explicit scaffolded progression and are context-bound |
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A review of 13 recent AI literacy frameworks found most lack explicit scaffolded progression and are context-bound |
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