Ethical Thinking: Integration and Measurement in an AI Curriculum for Middle-High School Students
Ethical Thinking: Integration and Measurement in an AI Curriculum for Middle-High School Students
Author(s): Glenda S. STUMP, Shinyi KANG, John MASLA, Christina A. BOSCH, Hal ABELSON, Eric KLOPFER, Cynthia BREAZEALSubject(s): Ethics / Practical Philosophy, School education, Higher Education , ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Sociology of Education
Published by: Vilniaus Universiteto Leidykla
Keywords: ethical thinking; AI curriculum; responsible design; middle school; high school;
Summary/Abstract: Ethical thinking and reasoning is considered a core component of artificial intelligence (AI) literacy. However, there is a lack of strategies and assessments to promote and measure students’ ethical thinking in AI, particularly in K-12 education. In this paper, we discuss how RAICA, a project-based AI literacy curriculum integrates ethics into its framework and instructional resources. We employ a mixed-methods convergent design to obtain different yet complementary data on ethical thinking as an outcome mediated by diverse RAICA materials. Data analysis revealed that teachers utilized a variety of instructional strategies to foster students’ ethical thinking and that students actively engaged in ethical thinking activities, resulting in a developing understanding of stakeholders and potential benefits/harms of AI. Our work makes a key contribution to AI education by providing empirical evidence to support mechanisms for integration and assessment of ethical thinking within AI literacy curricula.
Journal: Informatics in Education - An International Journal
- Issue Year: 24/2025
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 815-844
- Page Count: 30
- Language: English
