It is important for educators to keep up with the latest technologies in order to maximize student interest in learning. Artificial intelligence continues to gain popularity, and recently ChatGPT has become the topic of much conversation. Someone has already successfully implemented it in work, while someone denies the benefits of AI and even talks about the danger to humanity. In fact, with fast and personalized responses, ChatGPT has the potential to revolutionize student learning. In this article, we will consider the advantages of using a neural network in classes and how exactly to improve the educational process.
The principle of the chat
ChatGPT is a bot launched by OpenAI in November 2022. It has become a widely used tool for millions of people in just a few months since its release. The AI-powered chat generates text based on the user's request, acting as a personal assistant and helper. You can familiarize yourself with the complete guide on using a neural network here.
Teachers fear that students may complete assignments using only ChatGPT and pass off the work as their own. However, the chat does not offer unique information, but looks for it on the Internet. Some online tools detect plagiarism or machine text. Example, AI Content Detector, Writer and Unichek. They don't always recognize the AI, so your verification is important too. The generated text contains repetitions, a lot of passive voice, sometimes inaccurate information, etc.
How to use
Taking notes is just one of the many ways ChatGPT can be used in the classroom. He can write personalized plans for lectures and practical classes, generate ideas. Example, instructor and mentor of the Softserve Academy created an entire curriculum with consistent topics and sections that are needed to master a certain technology.
If you are not satisfied with the answer of artificial intelligence, correct it with clarifications. You can specify the age of your audience or specific interests. This will make the lectures more focused and interesting. You can also create individual tasks. For example, we made a request "Create a test of 10 questions for students of the 1st year, English language, subject Present Perfect" and got the following results.
Even the shortcomings of ChatGPT (for example, incorrect or incomplete answers) can become material for exercises to develop critical thinking. Have students evaluate the AI's answers as a teacher would. Of course, you will still have to check the generated materials, but it will take much less time than searching and creating them yourself.
Consider the real one example use in education. John Gold, a school teacher in Rhode Island, experimented with using ChatGPT to create test items. He uploaded an article about Ukraine to the bot and asked it to generate 10 multiple-choice questions that could be used to test students' understanding of the article. According to him, 6 out of 10 questions were usable. John Gold believes that ChatGPT does not threaten student learning if teachers combine it with mainstream classroom discussions.
Advantages and disadvantages
- Chat improves teacher productivity by using it to create lesson plans, develop assessment questions, generate prompts, work examples, and more.
- GPT is easily adaptable so it can meet the changing needs of students and teachers.
- Teaches students to work with new technologies, which will prepare them for future work. You can show them how to use these tools properly to achieve better results.
- You should not use chat to evaluate works. It is also necessary to ensure that it is not misused by students.
- It is important to raise awareness and develop the skills to identify biased or inaccurate information provided by a chatbot. For this, it is necessary to conduct additional research.
It is up to you to use artificial intelligence or not. In some moments, it is a good helper, but it is important not to cross the line. Combining your own teaching methods with GPT chat will only make students more active and engaged. The more interactive, the better, because it helps to become creative. In any case, the chat is worth testing at least once.
