Principal Investigator: Chris Addison, Associate Professor of Teaching, Chemistry
Project description
This project will have three components: (1) The applicants will develop a set of classroom materials that offer “training” module in the use of ChatGPT (coupled with an existing unit on academic integrity). (2) Incorporation of ChatGPT into a major writing assignment, where students will compare their original writing to a ChatGPT-generated version. (3) Survey and focus groups of students who complete the classroom module to assess their level of comfort using ChatGPT pre/post, how the use of ChatGPT influenced their writing practice, and if they can identify discipline-specific errors made by the program.
Research questions
- To what extent are students comfortable using ChatGPT and AI as a tool in communication?
- Does training with the tool enhance that comfort?
- In what ways can ChatGPT be used by students to reflect on and improve their own writing practices?
- Can students recognize the limitations of AI tools in chemical communication, and can they correct errors?