Skill-based AI literacy (using/understanding and detecting AI) is positively associated with reported AI dependency among higher education students¶
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q2 i? Using and understanding AI was the strongest positive predictor of AI dependency in the regression model, and detecting AI showed a smaller positive association. → Hilit Maizel 2026
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Hilit Maizel 2026¶
Hilit Maizel, Maya Kalman Halevi, Miri Sarid, and Rony Tutian. (2026). Understanding Student Dependency on AI: The Role of AI Literacy, Academic Self-Efficacy, and Resource Management Strategies. Educ. Sci. 2026, 16, 1123. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci16071123
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Multiple linear regression with 478 Israeli higher education students predicting AI dependency from eight simultaneous predictors. The skill-based literacy subscales were positive predictors: "using and understanding AI emerged as the strongest predictor in the model overall (β = 0.404, p < 0.001)".
"using and understanding AI emerged as the strongest predictor in the model overall (β = 0.404, p < 0.001), and identifying/detecting AI showed a smaller positive association (β = 0.108, p = 0.041)"
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Skill-based AI literacy (using/understanding and detecting AI) is positively associated with reported AI dependency among higher education students |
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Skill-based AI literacy (using/understanding and detecting AI) is positively associated with reported AI dependency among higher education students |
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