GenAI or Teacher? How Literacy Shapes Feedback Perception

• In Event: AI for Higher Education Assessment

Abstract

As AI tools become more common in education, understanding how students respond to AI-generated feedback is increasingly important. This study examines university students' perceptions of generative (Gen) AI versus teacher feedback, focusing on the role of feedback and AI literacy. Using a within-subjects design (N = 73), participants rated feedback before and after learning its source. Initially, both types were rated similarly, but once identified, GenAI feedback was rated less favorably and teacher feedback more positively. Students with higher literacy in both areas rated GenAI feedback more positively, with feedback literacy the stronger predictor. These findings highlight the need to foster both literacies to help students evaluate feedback in AI-integrated learning environments based on quality rather than source.

Authors

• Lena Fischer, University of Twente

• Mohammadreza Farrokhnia, University of Twente

• Chandan Dasgupta, University of Twente

• Omid Noroozi, Wageningen University and Research