Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn)
Vol 20, No 4: November 2026

Developing an AI-integrated mathematics learning model to enhance digital literacy: evidence from bilingual and non-bilingual contexts

Ahmad Zaki (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Usman Mulbar (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Maya Sari Wahyuni (Universitas Negeri Makassar)
Muhammad Ammar Naufal (Universitas Negeri Makassar)



Article Info

Publish Date
01 Nov 2026

Abstract

This study addresses the pedagogical gap between artificial intelligence (AI) integration and digital literacy development by developing and validating the artificial intelligence–integrated mathematics learning model (PMAI-e). Employing the Plomp research and development (RD) framework, the study produced a comprehensive instructional model validated by experts with a high validity score (Avg. 3.64) and confirmed as practical by users. To evaluate effectiveness, a quasi-experimental study was conducted with 163 undergraduate mathematics students selected via cluster random sampling. Participants were divided into three groups: experimental group 1 (bilingual), experimental group 2 (non-bilingual), and a control group using conventional project-based learning. Data were analyzed using N-Gain, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and Tukey honestly significant difference (HSD) post-hoc tests. The results demonstrated that the PMAI-e model significantly enhanced digital literacy skills compared to the control group (p0.001). The bilingual group achieved the highest improvement (N-Gain=0.71), followed by the non-bilingual group (N-Gain=0.67), with both significantly outperforming the control group (N-Gain=0.34). Notably, the two experimental groups differed significantly, according to post-hoc analysis (p=0.012), suggesting that integrating bilingual instruction with AI-supported pedagogy offers additive benefits to digital literacy development. The PMAI-e model is recommended as a scalable framework for fostering ethical and technical AI competencies in higher education.

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EduLearn

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Humanities Education Library & Information Science Social Sciences Other

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Journal of Education and Learning (EduLearn) ISSN: 2089-9823, e-ISSN 2302-9277 is a multi-disciplinary, peer-refereed open-access international journal which has been established for the dissemination of state-of-the-art knowledge in the field of education, teaching, development, instruction, ...