Artificial Intelligence Literacy Scale.
AILS
Self-reported AI literacy / user competence in using AI. Four constructs: Awareness, Use, Evaluation, Ethics.
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 12 (retained from a 31-item validated pool; 65 generated). Likert self-rating (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- English original; adapted/validated in several languages (e.g. ZH, plus subsequent EU adaptations); ~several langs, approx
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Wang, B., Rau, P.-L. P., & Yuan, T. (2023). Measuring user competence in using artificial intelligence: validity and reliability of the artificial intelligence literacy scale. Behaviour & Information Technology, 42(9), 1324-1337. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2022.2072768
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