Constructing Epistemic AI Literacy: Detecting Epistemic Aims and Processes in Student-AI Co-Programming

Short summary

Study of 10k+ student-AI interactions finds 78.8% use poor strategies like outsourcing, while only 11.1% show advanced epistemic engagement. Introduces Epistemic AI Literacy framework measuring how students think critically about AI-generated code.

• •78.8% of student-GenAI interactions rely on non-mastery-oriented outsourcing strategies
• •Only 11.1% demonstrate high epistemic engagement with verification and justification
• •New EAIL framework operationalizes observable dimensions of critical thinking in co-programming

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