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INFORMATION AND LEARNING SCIENCES
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EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1108/ILS-07-2023-0090
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Algorithm awareness; Algorithmic literacy; Algorithm studies; AI education; AI literacy; Algorithmic knowledge
This study explores subject-matter experts' insights and perceptions of the knowledge components, coping behaviors, and pedagogical considerations in teaching algorithmic literacy to postsecondary students, and contributes to improved pedagogy and validation of existing conceptualizations and measurements of algorithmic literacy.
PurposeResearch shows that postsecondary students are largely unaware of the impact of algorithms on their everyday lives. Also, most noncomputer science students are not being taught about algorithms as part of the regular curriculum. This exploratory, qualitative study aims to explore subject-matter experts' insights and perceptions of the knowledge components, coping behaviors and pedagogical considerations to aid faculty in teaching algorithmic literacy to postsecondary students.Design/methodology/approachEleven semistructured interviews and one focus group were conducted with scholars and teachers of critical algorithm studies and related fields. A content analysis was manually performed on the transcripts using a mixture of deductive and inductive coding. Data analysis was aided by the coding software program Dedoose (2021) to determine frequency totals for occurrences of a code across all participants along with how many times specific participants mentioned a code. Then, findings were organized around the three themes of knowledge components, coping behaviors and pedagogy.FindingsThe findings suggested a set of 10 knowledge components that would contribute to students' algorithmic literacy along with seven behaviors that students could use to help them better cope with algorithmic systems. A set of five teaching strategies also surfaced to help improve students' algorithmic literacy.Originality/valueThis study contributes to improved pedagogy surrounding algorithmic literacy and validates existing multi-faceted conceptualizations and measurements of algorithmic literacy.
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