K-12 Education track
AI competency, measured for k-12 education
The only track published at version 1.0, and the one with the most response data behind it. Its items are written around a teacher’s actual decisions: what to allow in a classroom, how to respond to suspected AI use in submitted work, and how to use these tools in preparation without outsourcing professional judgment.
Who sits this track
Classroom teachers, heads of department, instructional coaches and school leadership.
Nine tracks exist because the competencies that matter to a clinician are not the ones that matter to a teacher. The framework, the three proficiency levels and the scoring are shared. The items are not.
The judgment this track measures
Scenario items ask what a person would do, not what a term means. These are the situations the k-12 education items are built around.
- A student submits work you believe was generated, and you have no proof
- Deciding what AI use is permitted in your classroom, and saying so clearly
- Using generative tools for planning and marking without ceding the judgment
- Explaining to a parent what the school does and does not allow
- Advising colleagues who are further behind without becoming the help desk
- Length
- 40 items, plus the readiness checklist.
- Time
- 20 to 25 minutes. No time limit.
- Levels
- Acquire, Deepen, Create.
- Status
- Available now · V 1.0
- Result
- Not pass or fail. A baseline and a set of gaps.
What this track answers to
Anchored to the UNESCO AI Competency Framework for Teachers, which is also where the three proficiency levels come from.
Common questions
Is the K-12 Education track available today?
Yes. The K-12 Education track is published at V 1.0 and available to participating organizations through an access code.
How long does it take?
Most people complete the assessment in 20 to 25 minutes. There is no time limit.
Is it pass or fail?
No. The assessment returns a proficiency level and domain scores. There is no passing score. The purpose is to establish a baseline and identify areas for development.
How is this different from the other tracks?
The only track published at version 1.0, and the one with the most response data behind it. Its items are written around a teacher’s actual decisions: what to allow in a classroom, how to respond to suspected AI use in submitted work, and how to use these tools in preparation without outsourcing professional judgment.
Do participants choose their own track?
No. The access code an organization issues is bound to one track, and entering it puts the participant on the right instrument automatically.
Who sees my results?
Your results appear on screen as soon as you finish. Whether the organization that issued your code also receives them is set by that organization and disclosed to you before you begin.
What is it validated against?
Every track is content-validated before publication by an independent panel of at least six subject matter experts, none of them the item authors, and is accepted at a scale-level S-CVI/Ave of 0.90 or above.
Sources
- UNESCO AI Competency Framework for TeachersUNESCO, September 2024. 15 competencies across five dimensions and three progression levels.
- Lynn, Nursing Research, 1986Determination and quantification of content validity. The origin of the four-point ordinal CVI scale and its acceptance thresholds.
- Polit and Beck, Research in Nursing & Health, 2006The content validity index: are you sure you know what's being reported? Critique and recommendations.
- UNESCO AI Competency Framework for TeachersUNESCO, September 2024. 15 competencies across five dimensions and three progression levels.