MAILS - Meta AI Literacy Scale (short version).
MAILS-S
Self-reported AI literacy + psychological AI competencies. Subscales: AI Literacy (Detect / Apply / Understand / Ethics), Create AI, AI Self-Efficacy (Learning, AI Problem-Solving), AI Self-Competency (Persuasion Literacy, Emotion Regulation).
- Provisionally grouped under
- Length and format
- 10 (short form; parent MAILS = 34 items). 0-10 self-rating (11-point) (self-report questionnaire)
- Language versions
- EN and DE official
- Licence
- open with attribution
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- Reference
- Koch, M. J., Carolus, A., Wienrich, C., & Latoschik, M. E. (2024). Meta AI literacy scale: Further validation and development of a short version. Heliyon, 10(21). Parent: Carolus, A., et al. (2023). Computers in Human Behavior: Artificial Humans, 1(2), 100014.
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