Predictors of AI awareness among EFL learners: gender, English proficiency, ICT usage, and the personality traits

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dc.contributor.authorGenc, Gulten
dc.contributor.authorRihawi, Ibrahim
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-04T13:31:18Z
dc.date.available2026-04-04T13:31:18Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study examined English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners' awareness of artificial intelligence (AI) and its associations with gender, Big Five personality traits, self-assessed English proficiency, and information and communication technology (ICT) usage. A quantitative, cross-sectional survey design was employed, and participants were selected through convenience sampling. Data were collected from 155 EFL university students at a public university in T & uuml;rkiye during the spring semester of 2024. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS Version 26.0. A K-means cluster analysis identified two distinct personality profiles-Introverted-Neurotic and Open-Extraverted. A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was then conducted to examine whether gender, personality profile, English proficiency, and ICT usage predicted differences across four dimensions of AI awareness: Basic Knowledge, Benefit, Bias, and Negative Forecast. No statistically significant differences emerged across demographic or personality factors, suggesting a relatively homogeneous level of AI awareness among EFL learners. Stepwise regression analyses revealed that Openness and Extraversion were significant predictors of overall AI awareness. These findings indicate that personality characteristics-particularly openness to experience-play a meaningful role in shaping learners' engagement with AI technologies in language education.
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/feduc.2025.1723029
dc.identifier.issn2504-284X
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105030682590
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2025.1723029
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/108710
dc.identifier.volume10
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001696629700001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFrontiers Media Sa
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers in Education
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250329
dc.subjectartificial intelligence awareness
dc.subjectBig Five personality traits
dc.subjectEnglish as a foreign language
dc.subjectlanguage proficiency
dc.subjecteducational technology
dc.titlePredictors of AI awareness among EFL learners: gender, English proficiency, ICT usage, and the personality traits
dc.typeArticle

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