Performance assessment in the age of ChatGPT

Until now, written essays/papers have very often been used as the basis for grades in schools and vocational schools. This is because written proof of performance is required to determine grades, which does not necessarily have to be realized through conventional written examinations. The use of ChatGPT or similar cannot be prohibited for these homework assignments.

Doris Weßels, an expert in the AI discipline of Natural Language Processing NLP at Kiel University of Applied Sciences, rejected the old term paper. "If it's just about reproducing knowledge and repackaging it in a nice new way, term papers no longer make sense." ChatGPT makes writing this type of term paper almost "unbearably easy". (Weßels 2020)

What is to be done? It would be a shame if we as teachers were thrown back on the exclusive use of conventional written exams.

Research and discuss alternatives and solutions.

                                                                
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Weßels, D. Dr. (2020, Jun 25): Die unerträgliche Leichtigkeit des (wissenschaftlichen) Schreibens - mit Ghostwritern und Künstlicher Intelligenz auf der Überholspur [Blog post]. Hochschulforum Digitalisierung.  https://hochschulforumdigitalisierung.de/die-unertraegliche-leichtigkeit-des-wissenschaftlichen-schreibens-mit-ghostwritern-und-kuenstlicher-intelligenz-auf-der-ueberholspur/ (Accessed 6 May 2024)