Date: September 18, 2023 12:38 PM
To try to curb students’ misuse of AI tools like ChatGPT, teachers are putting more focus on written assignments.
A survey reported by Intelligent.com highlighted educators’ perceptions of how ChatGPT affects students’ learning abilities. It found that about 66% of educators already have made or plan to make changes to written assignments to make it harder for students to use ChatGPT.
Of this group, around 76% require or will require handwritten essays, while 65% have or will have students type assignments during class with no WiFi access, and 87% have or will have students complete oral assessments along with written assignments.
Although this shift is occurring, reporting by The Modesto Bee last month found this change can add to teacher’s workloads. One teacher said that because she has over 200 students in total, she could not require a handwritten submission for every in-class assignment due to the sheer number of drafts she would receive. A survey conducted by BestColleges earlier this year found a little less than half of college students have used ChatGPT or a similar artificial intelligence application.
