Students recognised both the benefits and limitations of GenAI, demonstrating ethical awareness and critical evaluation of its role in academic work¶

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q2 i? Commencing students' reflections showed they recognised both benefits and limitations of GenAI and critically evaluated its role in academic work. → Pedlow 2026

Evidence¶

Pedlow 2026¶

Pedlow, M., & Maldon, J. (2026). Raising Ethical Awareness of GenAI Use Through Student Self-Assessment in the Transition to Higher Education. Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice. https://doi.org/10.53761/39ey1895

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Thematic analysis of students' open-text reflections in the pre- and post-semester surveys found ethical awareness; the article reports students "recognised both the benefits and limitations of GenAI".

"Findings indicate that students recognised both the benefits and limitations of GenAI, demonstrating ethical awareness and critical evaluation of its role in academic work."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• Guided reflection embedded in self-assessment supports commencing students to engage responsibly and confidently with GenAI while maintaining academic integrity — a broader claim this one bears on
• The study used pre- and post-semester surveys with Likert-scale literacy-confidence items and open-text ethical reflection, thematically analysed — related
• Students exercise ethical agency in GenAI use through human-AI collaboration strategies, personal ethical frameworks, strategic calibration of use, and resistance to over-reliance — a broader claim this one bears on
• Students raised ethical concerns about GenAI-assisted data comic creation, most frequently misinformation, bias, ownership, and reduced trustworthiness — related
• Students reported increased personal responsibility and described the reflective self-assessment process as confidence-building during their transition to university — related
• Student perceptions of AI use in academic work are neutral and range from viewing AI as valid learning assistance to viewing it as cheating, depending on task type, transparency, and assessment design — related
• Critical-ethical awareness plays a dual role: it negatively predicts general GenAI reliance but positively predicts shortcut reliance — related