研究发现男女学生在AI认知和深伪内容行为上存在差异,干预后女生进步更明显。
Gender Differences in AI Literacy Workshop Outcomes and Deepfake Engagement
- 对比男女学生对AI的认知、使用习惯及深伪行为差异
- 女生课后在AI知识、信心和职业兴趣上提升更显著,缩小性别差距
- 适合关注教育公平与数字素养的教师及课程设计者
随着人工智能素养教育在中小学逐步推广,理解性别如何影响学生的基础认知、工具使用及对干预措施的响应,对于实现公平的课程设计至关重要。本研究考察了澳大利亚两所公立混合制中学(7年级、8年级和10年级)共199名学生(前测)参与一天期人工智能素养工作坊后的性别差异,包括AI素养、安全意识及STEM职业志向。通过控制年级和学校因素的统计回归分析发现,男生在工作坊前对人工智能、计算机科学和工程领域的职业兴趣更高;女生则更常将AI用于学业并主动寻求工具建议。在深伪内容行为方面,男生更可能创作或分享深伪内容。干预后,双方在AI知识上均有提升,但女生表现出更全面的进步:概念理解更广、自信心更强,且在AI与计算机科学职业兴趣上显著增长,部分缩小了性别间的STEM差距。研究强调需开发性别敏感的AI课程,特别是针对男生的深伪安全教育,并表明短期工作坊也能有效缩小性别在STEM志向与AI自信上的差距。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) literacy initiatives expand in K-12 settings, understanding how gender shapes student baseline perceptions, tool-use, and responsiveness to interventions is essential for equitable curriculum design. This study examines gender differences in AI literacy, safety awareness, and STEM career aspirations among Australian secondary students (Years 7, 8, and 10; N(pre) = 199, n(post) = 136) from two co-educational government schools who participated in a one-day AI literacy workshop. Using statistical regression methods controlling for year level and school, we found that pre-workshop, male students reported significantly higher STEM career interest across all three domains (AI, computer science, and engineering), while female students were significantly more likely to use AI for schoolwork and to seek advice from AI tools. Gender-differentiated patterns also emerged in deepfake behaviours: males were significantly more likely to have created or shared deepfake content. Both genders improved in AI knowledge post-intervention, yet females showed a richer profile of gains: wider conceptual understanding, greater confidence, and meaningful increases in AI and CS career interest that partially narrowed the gender STEM gap. These findings highlight the need for gender-responsive AI curricula, particularly deepfake safety education for male students, and demonstrate that even single-day workshops can narrow gender gaps in STEM aspirations and AI confidence.
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