Assessment of AI ethical reflection: the development and validation of the AI ethical reflection scale (AIERS) for university students

• Published in: International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 19 - 16
• Main Authors: Wang, Ziying, Chai, Ching-Sing, Li, Jiajing, Lee, Vivian Wing Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2025; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: AI ethics; Artificial Intelligence; College Students; Colleges & universities; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences; Computer Science; Computers and Education; Construct Validity; Digital literacy; Educational Technology; Ethical reflection; Ethics; Factor analysis; Higher Education; Humanities; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Intellectual Disciplines; Law; Reflection; Research Article; Statistics for Social Sciences; STEM education; Students; Three dimensional analysis; University students; Validity; Ethical reflection; University students; AI ethics

This study developed and validated the AI Ethical Reflection Scale (AIERS), a tool for measuring university students’ ethical reflection on AI in three dimensions: AI ethical awareness, AI critical evaluation, and AI for social good. This study used a sample of 730 university students, and confirmat...