Students regard reduced critical thinking and originality as the biggest threat of ChatGPT use in academia¶
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q2 i? 39% of surveyed students chose reduced critical thinking and originality as the largest threat from ChatGPT, ahead of plagiarism (around 20%). → 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 result from Question 8 of the questionnaire with 430 MSc computer science students on the biggest threats of ChatGPT; around 20% chose plagiarism and dishonesty, about a quarter over-dependency, 11% misinformation and 6% biased responses.
"the highest number of students chose the second option, where 39% of the students believe that the largest threat comes from reduced critical thinking and originality."
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Students regard reduced critical thinking and originality as the biggest threat of ChatGPT use in academia |
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Students regard reduced critical thinking and originality as the biggest threat of ChatGPT use in academia |
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