A Survey of Teachers via the Literacy Educators’ Attitudes and Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence (LEAP-AI) Scale

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Abstract

The concept of AI literacy has recently emerged with calls for researchers, educators, and students to develop their understanding of and ability to effectively utilize AI technologies in various contexts. Literacy teachers will likely play a substantial part in supporting students’ AI literacy development given their central role in teaching digital literacy skills. Given teachers’ perceptions of technologies influence if and how technologies are integrated into their teaching, it is valuable to investigate literacy teachers’ perceptions on AI. This study utilizes survey data from 1,045 teachers to develop a reliable and valid model that researchers can use to explore literacy teachers' perceptions of AI, which we refer to as the Literacy Educators’ Attitudes and Perspectives on AI (LEAP-AI) Scale.

Authors

• Sam von Gillern, University of Missouri

• Amy C. Hutchison, University of Alabama

• Chad A. Rose, University of Missouri