Assessment design, perceived assessment value, self-confidence, and fear of wrongful plagiarism accusations were the most frequently cited reasons for students' GenAI adoption decisions¶

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Subclaims¶

q3 i? The most frequently cited reasons for students' GenAI decisions were assessment design, perceived value of the assessment, self-confidence, and concerns about being wrongly accused of plagiarism. → Zou 2026

Evidence¶

Zou 2026¶

Zou, T. X. P., Hounsell, D., Huijser, H., & Tse, R. T. L. (2026). “Is this a trap?”: Student teachers’ perceptions and adoption of GenAI in assessments in three teacher education courses. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 42(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.10549

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Across the survey, interviews, and assignment declarations in three teacher education courses, the study reports that "the assessment design, the perceived value of the assessment, students’ self-confidence and concerns about being wrongly accused of plagiarism were the most frequently cited reasons" for GenAI adoption decisions.

"the assessment design, the perceived value of the assessment, students’ self-confidence and concerns about being wrongly accused of plagiarism were the most frequently cited reasons"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Self-Efficacy — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

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