AI RESEARCH

The Reliance Negotiation Framework: A Dynamic Process Model of Student LLM Engagement in Academic Writing

arXiv CS.AI

ArXi:2604.16772v1 Announce Type: cross Student engagement with large language models (LLMs) in academic writing is not a stable trait, an adoption decision, or a competency level; it is a continuously negotiated process that existing frameworks cannot adequately theorize. Typological models provide categories without mechanisms; technology acceptance models explain adoption but not post-adoption quality; AI literacy frameworks treat competency as a static predictor rather than a live input.