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Need for early, institution-wide AI literacy education highlighted in study

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Researchers from Auburn University and James Madison University published a study in Research & Practice in Assessment regarding the AI literacy of incoming college students. The findings suggest a need for institution-wide AI education focusing on ethics and critical evaluation, as students' current understanding of AI tools is limited.

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Need for early, institution-wide AI literacy education highlighted in study Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Andrew Zinin Lead Editor Along with researchers from James Madison University, three collaborators in the Office of the Provost recently published in…

Why it matters

Jaime Miller, Stuart Miller and Rachel Whitman Rotch began gathering data in the summer of 2025, investigating students' artificial intelligence (AI) literacy levels using the Generative AI Literacy Assessment Test (GLAT).

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The group's findings highlight the need for institutionwide early AI literacy education that emphasizes ethical reasoning, metacognitive awareness and evaluation.

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Researchers from Auburn University and James Madison University published a study in Research & Practice in Assessment regarding the AI literacy of incoming college students. The findings suggest a need for institution-wide AI education focusing on ethics and critical evaluation, as students' current understanding of AI tools is limited.

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Claim 1: “The group recently presented its findings at the 2026 Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention in Barcelona, Spain”
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Claim 2: “Stuart Miller, assistant director of Academic Data Acquisitions and Reporting”
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Three independent web search results (Auburn University Academic Insight page, LinkedIn, and a dated university page) confirm Stuart Miller is the Assistant Director for Academic Data Acquisitions & Reporting.
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web search NEUTRAL — Stuart Miller serves Auburn University and the Office of Academic Insight as the Assistant Director for Academic Data Acquisitions & Reporting.
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web search NEUTRAL — Experience ; Assistant Director for Academic Data Acquisitions and Reporting · Feb 2022 - Present ; Chair, SACSCOC On-Site Visit Committee · Oct 2020 - Present ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Jul 14, 2026 ... Headshot photo of Stuart Miller. Stuart Miller. Assistant Director, Academic Data Acquisitions & Reporting. Send an email to Stuart · (334) ...
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Claim 3: “investigating students' artificial intelligence (AI) literacy levels using the Generative AI Literacy Assessment Test (GLAT)”
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Multiple sources confirm the existence and use of the Generative AI Literacy Assessment Test (GLAT) for assessing AI literacy, including a specific search result mentioning the group investigating students' AI literacy levels using GLAT.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Artificial intelligence in education (often abbreviated as AIEd) is a subfield of educational technology that studies how to use artificial intelligence to create learning environments. Considerations…
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Claim 4: “Its poster, titled "AI Everywhere, Literacy Nowhere: The Need for Generative AI Education"”
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Claim 5: “Jaime Miller, Stuart Miller and Rachel Whitman Rotch began gathering data in the summer of 2025”
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Claim 6: “Generative AI Literacy of Incoming American College Students: Assessing the Need for Formal AI Literacy Training at Two Institutions. www.rpajournal.com/dev/wp-cont … College_Students.pdf”
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web search NEUTRAL — Oct 17, 2024 ... The study highlights the necessity of focusing research efforts on the detailed dimensions of the AI literacy scale and examining the effects of ...
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web search NEUTRAL — ... institutions have formal or informal AI policies implemented ... literacy gaps, as incoming students already possessed some level of familiarity with AI.
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Claim 7: “three collaborators in the Office of the Provost recently published in Research & Practice in Assessment”
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