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In-service secondary science educators score a mean of 16.7 of 30 points on a validated general AI literacy test

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q3 i? In-service science educators achieved a mean AI literacy score of 16.7 points (SD = 4.59) out of a maximum of 30 on the Hornberger et al. test. → Nikolai Maurer 2026

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Nikolai Maurer 2026

Nikolai Maurer, Mathea Brückner, Christoph Thyssen, Sebastian Becker-Genschow, Johannes Huwer. (2026). Science educators' AI literacy and AI usage in teaching: Implications for post-qualification programs. Computers and Education Open 10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeo.2026.100376

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Cross-sectional online survey of in-service secondary science educators in Germany and Switzerland; AI literacy measured with the validated 30-item Hornberger et al. competency test. The valid-test subsample (nliteracy = 64) showed a "mean score of 16.7 points (SD = 4.59)"; no effect size is printed.

"The results of the valid literacy tests (nliteracy = 64) show that participants achieved a mean score of 16.7 points (SD = 4.59) out of a maximum possible 30 points."

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title In-service secondary science educators score a mean of 16.7 of 30 points on a validated general AI literacy test
description In-service secondary science educators score a mean of 16.7 of 30 points on a validated general AI literacy test
status review
evidence_strength moderate
newest_evidence 2026
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generated by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-12
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