Cheatingamong students isn’t exactly breaking news. In fact, surveys reveal that anywhere from75% to 98% of college studentsadmit to cheating in high school. Now, with AI tools at their disposal, it’s even easier to get away with—raising concerns among educators.
One English teacher, however, decided they weren’t going to be outsmarted. They came up with a clever plan to catch students using AI to complete their assignments and shared the details onReddit.
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Cheating among students is high, but it hasn’t increased with ChatGPT, researchers say
As ChatGPT nears its two-year anniversary, it’s clear that many people, includingstudents, have come to rely on it as a daily tool. And while some use it to support their learning, others, naturally, use it to cheat—something that has left teachers, like the one in this Reddit story, frustrated.
A study from theCenter for Democracy and Technologyconfirms that most teachers feel generative AI has made them more doubtful about whether students’ work is truly their own. However, Stanford education scholars Victor Lee and Denise Pope have found that, while cheating levels have been high for a long time, theyhaven’t actually increased with ChatGPT.
“We know from our research that when students do cheat, it’s typically for reasons that have very little to do with their access to technology,”explainedPope, a senior lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE) and co-founder of the school reform nonprofit Challenge Success.
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“So this idea that students who’ve never cheated before are going to suddenly run amok and have AI write all of their papers appears unfounded,” he added.
Rather than imposing a strict ban on AI, the researchers encourage creating a learning environment where students feel respected and find value in their classes.
“Strategies to help students feel more engaged and valued are likely to be more effective than taking a hard line on AI, especially since we know AI is here to stay and can actually be a great tool to promote deeper engagement with learning,” said Pope.
Commenters praised the teacher and chimed in with their own ideas for tackling AI
Others shared similar stories of how people are finding creative ways to handle ChatGPT
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