Dealing with students' written assignments made by artificial intelligence

[schcat45]

Hello.

Are there any effective strategies for dealing with students' essays made by artificial intelligence? As in to make the students stop using the AI like ChatGPT for what they write.

I've heard that some teachers let the students write only on paper during lessons, but it's not an ideal solution as sometimes a single lesson is not long enough to some students.

 

[emsr2d2]

Are there any effective strategies for dealing with students' essays made by written using artificial intelligence? As in I'm looking for a way to make the students stop using the AI like such as ChatGPT for what they write.

I've heard that some teachers let the students write only on paper during lessons, but it's not an ideal solution as sometimes a single lesson is not long enough to for some students.

You don't have to make them write on paper. They can still use their computers - just switch off the wifi! If they can't use the net to get at AI, they can't cheat by using it.
Failing that, tell them that anyone whose work shows up as suspect when you run it through an AI spotter will get zero marks.

 

[mrmvp]

@emsr2d2 Most of the AI detectors are not 100% accurate and safe I have heard that some free AI services keep a copy of the work.

@schcat45 I personally use GPTZero and ZeroGPT, and even better, Turnitin AI (a paid service), all of which can highlight text that has been generated by AI. Turnitin is the fastest and most accurate compared to other AI detectors. It is nearly impossible to bypass it, even if you change words or paraphrase. To be fair, those whose assignments show a percentage above 40% are likely to have used AI. All AI detectors require a relatively big text (more than 50 words) to effectively determine if it was written by an AI-generative tool.

In class, I prefer to give assignments during class rather than as in-home assignments to ensure students practice handwriting and write the assignments themselves so they cannot get someone else to write for them. If you include one or two questions in the exam from the same assignments you have given them before, it would be a good idea. If you teach in higher education ( adult students) it is impossible to prevent them from using cell phones, I think.

 

[emsr2d2]

What subject do you teach?

 

[mrmvp]

Curriculum Development
Teacher development
Measurement and Evaluation
Classroom Environment

And other subjects. I also teach student teachers and higher education students from various majors.

 

[emsr2d2]

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