Year of study is only weakly positively associated with reported AI usage frequency, indicating tool normalization across cohorts¶
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q2 i? A Pearson correlation of approximately r = .15 indicates only a weak positive association between year of study and reported usage frequency. → Martin Lnenicka and Petr Coufal 2026
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Martin Lnenicka and Petr Coufal 2026¶
Martin Lnenicka and Petr Coufal. (2026). Navigating AI in STEM: what secondary students actually do with generative AI-driven tools. International Journal of STEM Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-026-00637-8
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Secondary correlational analysis in the quantitative results of the n = 416 survey. The article concludes "tool normalization is a cross-cohort phenomenon rather than one isolated to senior students", while daily intensity peaks slightly in the middle years. The correlation is reported as approximate (r ≈ .15).
"a Pearson correlation analysis (r ≈ .15) indicates only a weak positive association between a student’s year of study and their reported usage frequency."
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Year of study is only weakly positively associated with reported AI usage frequency, indicating tool normalization across cohorts |
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Year of study is only weakly positively associated with reported AI usage frequency, indicating tool normalization across cohorts |
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