Fostering AI Literacy: An Investigation of Learning Resources for Secondary School Students

Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to transform industries and everyday life. It is increasingly important to foster AI literacy, particularly in secondary education. AI literacy equips students with the knowledge and skills to understand, interact with, and critically evaluate AI technologies. It empowers them to become informed citizens and active contributors in an AI-driven future. Many universities, organizations, and initiatives have created AI literacy learning resources and made them publicly available. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is no existing effort to categorize the learning objectives of these resources.
This exploratory research uses a methodological approach to analyze and provide insights into the growing landscape of AI literacy resources available for secondary education. We analyzed selected resources in-depth to provide a better understanding. Therefore, we identify and assign individual learning objectives according to competence dimension and literacy type. We measure the broadness and diversity along these dimensions through this structured approach. This result can help refine resources to cover AI literacy holistically. With this approach, we can compare AI literacy resources and perhaps contribute to future improvements in AI literacy resources.