GenAI is reframed from a threat to academic integrity into a catalyst for more equitable assessment¶

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Currency · newest study 2026 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q1 i? The authors propose viewing GenAI not as a threat to academic integrity but as a catalyst for more equitable assessment. → Dollinger 2026

Evidence¶

Dollinger 2026¶

Dollinger, M., & Nieminen, J. (2026). Reimagining success and failure: equitable assessment practices in an age of AI. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 23(1). https://doi.org/10.53761/20z06b11

q1 · i? · theoretical · r2

Conceptual proposal in the abstract of this conceptual paper. The authors propose the reframing explicitly; the supplied text reports no empirical evidence for or against it.

"rather than viewing GenAI as a threat to academic integrity, we propose it as a catalyst for more equitable assessment that values collaboration and student agency over individual performance and predetermined standards."

Discussion¶

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