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Hey ChatGPT, give me a title for a paper about degree apathy and student use of AI for assignment writing
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Martyn Quigley,
Andrew Thomas
The Internet and Higher Education, Volume: 62, Start page: 100950
Swansea University Authors:
David Playfoot , Martyn Quigley, Andrew Thomas
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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.iheduc.2024.100950
Abstract
ChatGPT could allow students to plagiarize the content of their coursework with little risk of detection. Little is known about undergraduate willingness to use AI tools. In this study, psychology undergraduates (N = 160) from the United Kingdom, indicated their willingness to use, and history of us...
| Published in: | The Internet and Higher Education |
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| ISSN: | 1096-7516 |
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Elsevier BV
2024
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| URI: | https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa63962 |
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ChatGPT could allow students to plagiarize the content of their coursework with little risk of detection. Little is known about undergraduate willingness to use AI tools. In this study, psychology undergraduates (N = 160) from the United Kingdom, indicated their willingness to use, and history of using, ChatGPT to write university assignments. Almost a third (32%) indicated that they would use such tools; 15% indicated that they had used them already. Neither personality (conscientiousness, agreeableness, Machiavellianism, narcissism), academic performance, nor study skills self-efficacy could predict future use of AI tools. A novel Degree Apathy Scale was the only significant predictor. Willingness to use AI tools was greater when the risk of getting caught was low, and punishment was light, particularly for those high in degree apathy. Findings suggest that degree apathy is a key risk factor in academic misconduct. Wider research and pedagogical applications of degree apathy are discussed. |
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| Keywords: |
Personality; Pedagogy; Academic misconduct; Artificial intelligence; Degree apathy |
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Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences |
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Swansea University |
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100950 |