Familiarity with ChatGPT among MSc computer science students is spread across levels, with about one-fifth not familiar at all¶
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q2 i? Around 12% of surveyed students reported being very familiar with ChatGPT while 19% reported no familiarity at all. → Singh 2023
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Singh 2023¶
Singh, H.; Tayarani-Najaran, M.-H.; Yaqoob, M. (2023). Exploring Computer Science Students' Perception of ChatGPT in Higher Education: A Descriptive and Correlation Study. Educ. Sci. 2023, 13, 924. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci13090924
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Descriptive survey result from Question 2 of the questionnaire completed by 430 MSc computer science students; the authors report the familiarity distribution "follows a rather normal distribution" and note the one-fifth unfamiliar proportion with surprise.
"Around 12% of the students indicate that they are very familiar with the tool, whereas 19% of the students indicate that they are not familiar with the tool at all."
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Related Claims¶
- Familiarity with ChatGPT is positively correlated with frequency of academic use — related
- A majority of surveyed MSc computer science students had never used ChatGPT for academic purposes — related
- African and Asian students did not differ significantly in their answers about ChatGPT
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Familiarity with ChatGPT among MSc computer science students is spread across levels, with about one-fifth not familiar at all |
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Familiarity with ChatGPT among MSc computer science students is spread across levels, with about one-fifth not familiar at all |
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