Evaluating an Artificial Intelligence Literacy Programme for Empowering and Developing Concepts, Literacy and Ethical Awareness in Senior Secondary Students

Autor/inn/en	Kong, Siu-Cheung; Cheung, William Man-Yin; Tsang, Olson
Titel	Evaluating an Artificial Intelligence Literacy Programme for Empowering and Developing Concepts, Literacy and Ethical Awareness in Senior Secondary Students
Quelle	In: Education and Information Technologies, 28 (2023) 4, S.4703-4724 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Kong, Siu-Cheung)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1360-2357
DOI	10.1007/s10639-022-11408-7
Schlagwörter	Program Evaluation; Artificial Intelligence; Literacy Education; Secondary School Students; Electronic Learning; Ethics; Student Empowerment; Comprehension; Curriculum Design + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Künstliche Intelligenz; Sekundarschüler; Ethik; Studienberechtigung; Verstehen; Verständnis; Lehrplangestaltung
Abstract	Artificial intelligence (AI) literacy education for senior secondary students can prepare them for an AI-pervasive future. Although senior secondary students have been targeted, whether they can learn abstract AI concepts, feel empowered to harness AI and understand AI ethical issues is under-researched. We report a 34-h AI literacy programme with three courses for senior secondary students, examining whether they can acquire machine learning, deep learning concepts and discuss related ethical issues in project-based learning. Fifty-nine, fifty-one and thirty-one students completed these three courses, respectively, with pre- and post-course tests, surveys and self-reflective writing measuring their performance. Concepts tests and self-reflective writing showed that the programme improved the senior secondary students' AI concepts and ethical awareness. Programming knowledge was not a prerequisite for conceptual understanding and empowerment. The programme did not alter the students' self-perceived comprehension of ethical principles in any year of study, suggesting that it is a challenge for senior secondary students to fully understand these abstract, higher-level concepts. The curriculum design and content coverage of the programme will be further refined. (As Provided).
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