APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
AI Everywhere, Literacy Nowhere: The Need for Generative AI Education
- Stuart Miller
Auburn University - Sara Finney
James Madison University - Jaime Miller
Auburn University - Rachel Rotch
Auburn University - Juste Mehou
James Madison University
Abstract
Incoming college students (n=3,709) demonstrated low generative AI literacy, averaging only 63% correct on the Generative AI Literacy Assessment Test. Negligible knowledge gaps emerged across sub-groups (e.g., gender, major), emphasizing the need for institution-wide, rather than targeted, AI literacy education to prepare students for an increasingly AI-integrated academic environment.
