Higher education students struggle to identify appropriate data representations for AI model training¶
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q3 i? 46.9% of students incorrectly selected a binary representation (Option A) instead of grayscale for training a handwriting recognition model, indicating difficulty identifying appropriate data representations. → Shile Zhang and Shuhan Zhang 2026
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Shile Zhang and Shuhan Zhang 2026¶
Shile Zhang and Shuhan Zhang. (2026). Integrating AI into computational thinking: development and validation of an assessment tool for higher education students. International Journal of STEM Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-026-00623-0
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Response-pattern analysis of Item 3 (Data-FKSA3) in the main study, assessing identification of appropriate data representations. The correct answer was grayscale (0-255), but 46.9% of students selected the binary option, revealing misconceptions about data representation.
"Despite this, 46.9% of students selected Option A (binary, 0/1). This indicates that many students assumed handwriting images could be represented as binary outputs"
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Higher education students struggle to identify appropriate data representations for AI model training |
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Higher education students struggle to identify appropriate data representations for AI model training |
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