AI LITERACY • STUDENTS & EARLY CAREER

AI Literacy Self-Assessment for Students & Early Career Talent

Reflect on how you're using AI to learn, build projects, and shape your future career—while staying honest and ethical.

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Pillar 1: Conceptual Understanding

How well you understand core AI concepts, capabilities, and limits.

Q1.1

What AI Can and Cannot Do

How clearly can you explain to a friend what modern AI tools are good at, and where they are likely to fail or hallucinate?

1 — No real understanding / not confident at all2 — Basic awareness, but cannot explain clearly3 — Working understanding; can discuss at high level4 — Strong understanding; can challenge and guide decisions5 — Expert; can lead strategy and advise others

Q1.2

Different Types of AI Tools

How comfortable are you with the difference between search, chatbots (like ChatGPT), code assistants, and image generators—and when to use which?

Q1.3

Data & Models Intuition

How well do you understand at a basic level that AI learns from data, and why bad or biased data can lead to bad results?

Q1.4

AI in Your Field of Study

How aware are you of real examples of AI being used in your chosen field (engineering, business, design, medicine, etc.)?

Pillar 2: Learning with AI

How effectively you use AI to study, practice, and deepen understanding.

Q2.1

Using AI to Understand Concepts

When you get stuck on a topic, how often do you use AI to ask questions, get explanations, or see step-by-step reasoning?

Q2.2

Practising, Not Just Getting Answers

How often do you use AI to generate practice questions, flashcards, or variations of problems instead of just asking for the final answer?

Q2.3

Structuring Your Study Time

How confident are you in using AI to build study plans, revision schedules, or project timelines that you actually follow?

Q2.4

Explaining in Your Own Words

When AI helps you, how consistently do you rephrase the explanation in your own words or notes to check your actual understanding?

Pillar 3: Projects & Career Readiness

How well you turn AI skills into projects, portfolios, and opportunities.

Q3.1

Building AI-Linked Projects

How confident are you in using AI tools to help you design or build small projects (apps, reports, experiments, blogs, or portfolios)?

Q3.2

Showcasing Your AI Skills

How clearly does your CV, LinkedIn, or portfolio show that you can use AI tools in a practical, ethical way?

Q3.3

Exploring Career Paths with AI

How actively do you use AI to explore roles, skills, and learning paths related to your interests and degree?

Q3.4

Collaborating with Others Using AI

How comfortable are you using AI in group projects (brainstorming, planning, research) while still contributing your own thinking?

Pillar 4: Ethical & Academic Integrity

How responsibly you use AI in assignments, exams, and online work.

Q4.1

Knowing the Rules

How clear are you on your school or university’s policies for using AI in assignments, exams, and research?

Q4.2

Avoiding Plagiarism with AI

How consistently do you avoid copy-pasting AI output directly into submissions without rewriting, citing, or checking it?

Q4.3

Being Honest About AI Use

How comfortable are you being honest with teachers or mentors about when and how you used AI on a piece of work?

Q4.4

Thinking Critically About AI

When AI gives you an answer, how often do you question it, verify it, or compare it with textbooks/lectures instead of accepting it blindly?