College professors are going back to paper exams and handwritten essays to fight students using ChatGPT::The growing number of students using the AI program ChatGPT as a shortcut in their coursework has led some college professors to reconsider their lesson plans for the upcoming fall semester.

  • HexesofVexes@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s a tough one because I cannot say with 100% certainty that AI is the issue. Anxiety is definitely a possibility in some cases, but not all; perhaps thinking time might be a factor, or even just good old copying and then running the work through a paraphraser. The large amount of absenses also means it was hard to benchmark those students based on class assessment (yes, we are always tracking how you are doing in class, not tp judge you, but just in case you need some extra help!).

    However, AI is a strong contender since the “open book” part didn’t include the textbook, it allowed the students to take a booklet into the exams with their own notes (including fully worked examples). They scored low because they didn’t understand their own notes, and after reviewing the notes they brought in (all word perfect), it was clear they did not understand the subject.

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      1 year ago

      Oh an open notes test. Man i never use my notes on those. I try not to use the book on open tests.

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        1 year ago

        Curious to know your take on why you avoid using the notes - a couple of my students clearly did this in the final and insights onto why would be welcome!