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Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly employed in education for enhancing teaching practices and meeting students' learning needs. A number of AI learning opportunities in K-12 and higher education continue to grow across the world. Yet, little research has been done to investigate K-12 students' behavioral intention to learn AI. This study, which involved a sample of 131 primary students, examined the factors that affect students' behavioral intention to engage in AI learning. The exploratory factor analysis was employed to validate a four-factor survey. The general factor model includes (i) AI literacy, (ii) confidence in AI, (iii) AI for social good, and (iv) behavioral intention. The results showed that the first 3 factors were positively associated with the last factor. Students perceive the purpose of learning AI for social good as the most powerful predictor for their behavioral intention.
Chai et al. (2020) studied this question.