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Assessing digital and artificial intelligence skills: challenges and prospects
In a context where AI is profoundly transforming educational and professional practices, assessment can no longer be limited to mastery of tools. It must be part of a more comprehensive approach based on literacy, critical thinking, and ethics.
At the Learning Technologies trade show, a conference led by Celestina Cardoz, Maury, Associate Director of Academic Relations (ETS), and Dina Nieto, Mobility and Linguistics Advisor and LP CAPPI Coordinator (Cnam PACA), highlighted an issue that has become central for those involved in training: how to effectively assess digital and artificial intelligence skills in both students and teachers.
AI literacy: an essential foundation
The conference began by highlighting an often-underestimated fact: artificial intelligence literacy is based on fundamental reading and writing skills.
Being “AI literate” is not just about knowing how to use a generative AI tool. It means being able to:
- Recognize and understand the mechanisms of AI,
- Use and apply these tools in a relevant way,
- Evaluate the quality, reliability, and relevance of the content generated, - Act in an ethical and responsible manner.
These skills are inseparable from linguistic and cognitive skills. Understanding a text involves decoding, reading fluency, vocabulary, but also sufficient prior knowledge. Without this foundation, it becomes difficult to process the volumes of complex information that are ubiquitous in the age of AI.
Read the rest of the article on the Learning Technologies 2026 website here.