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Fengfei Zeng1, Qiaomei Liu, Yaohua Zhang
1About the Authors Fengfei Zeng, MS, RN, is faculty, Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section and Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Qiaomei Liu, MS, RN, is faculty, Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section and Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University. Yaohua Zhang, MS, RN, is faculty, Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section and Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University. Meng Ning, PhD, RN, is faculty, Xiangya Nursing School of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Na Jiang, MS, RN, is faculty, Yueyang Vocational and Technical College, Yueyang, Hunan, China. Qiang Yu, MS, RN, is faculty, Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section and Department of Neurosurgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University. This study was supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China (No. 2025JJ60829) and the Joint Fund Project of the Hunan Provincial Health Commission (No. D202314026712). The funders had no role in the study design, data collection, analysis, or interpretation. We would like to thank all participants who agreed to participate in this research study. For more information, contact Qiaomei Liu and Qiang Yu at okare8@csu.edu.cn .
A supportive educational climate and artificial intelligence (AI) literacy are crucial for nursing students' learning agency in AI contexts. AI literacy partially mediates this relationship, highlighting its importance.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Educational Technology
- Artificial Intelligence Literacy
Background:
- Fostering student learning agency is essential for developing autonomous and engaged learners in the age of AI.
- The impact of a positive educational climate on learning agency may be influenced by students' AI literacy.
- The interaction between educational climate, AI literacy, and learning agency in nursing education requires further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the mediating role of artificial intelligence (AI) literacy.
- To examine the relationship between educational climate and student learning agency.
- To explore these dynamics in generative AI-supported nursing education contexts.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional survey was administered to 1,867 nursing students in China.
- Data were collected via anonymous online questionnaires.
- Validated instruments included the Educational Climate Inventory, AI Literacy Scale for Nonexperts, and the Student Learning Agency in Generative AI-Supported Contexts (SLA-GAI) scale.
Main Results:
- Both a positive educational climate and higher AI literacy were significantly associated with greater student learning agency in generative AI contexts.
- AI literacy was found to partially mediate the association between educational climate and student learning agency.
Conclusions:
- A supportive educational climate and robust AI literacy are pivotal for enhancing student learning agency among nursing students.
- Integrating AI literacy training and cultivating supportive learning environments are recommended to prepare nursing students for AI-integrated education and future clinical practice.
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