Australian universities to allow AI in assessments

 

Australian universities to allow AI in assessments

The increasing ubiquity of artificial intelligence in our lives is creating waves in academia. Three universities in Australia have adopted what seems like a landmark policy. The three institutions are allowing students to use AI when taking assessments, albeit under strict conditions. Professor Romy Lawson said: "Instead of banning students from using such programs, we aim to assist academic staff and students to use digital tools to support learning." The Internet abounds with AI text generators. These can be used to create essays that look authentic enough to fool examiners. The content created by these AI tools evade detection by even the smartest of anti-plagiarism tools.

Artificial Intelligence is posing huge challenges to exam integrity. It is the biggest disruptor since calculators were allowed into maths tests. The latest quandary for educators comes from a language processing chatbox called ChatGPT. This can produce highly authentic human-like content on any subject in seconds. It has sparked fears that students will use it to write essays. The University of South Australia's Dr Vitomir Kovanovic said teachers needed to embrace AI. He said: "You cannot stop it. The alternative is the Middle Ages – going to pen and paper." He added that universities needed to change with the times. He said: "It's like having a driving school, but teaching people how to ride horses."


1. PEN AND PAPER: Students A strongly believe all tests should be pen-an-paper tests; Students B strongly believe otherwise. Explain.

2. A.I.: How will A.I. change these areas? Complete this table.

 

Positives

How This Will Affect You

Education

 

 

Shopping

 

 

Travel

 

 

Agriculture

 

 

Hobbies

 

 

Economies

 

 

3.Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1.

ubiquity

a.

Doing something big and different to make people think, wonder, worry...

      2.

creating waves

b.

Exist in large numbers or amounts.

      3.

landmark

c.

The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

      4.

abound

d.

An event or discovery marking an important stage or turning point in something.

      5.

authentic

e.

Escape or avoid someone or something.

      6.

evade

f.

The fact of appearing everywhere or of being very common.

      7.

plagiarism

g.

Of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine.

    Paragraph 2

      8.

posing

h.

The condition of being honest and incorruptible.

      9.

integrity

i.

A company or technology that causes huge change in an industry or market by means of innovation.

      10.

disruptor

j.

Of one or more things available as another possibility or choice.

      11.

quandary

k.

Provided the stimulus for an event or process.

      12.

sparked

l.

A state of confusion or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.

      13.

embrace

m.

Presenting or being a problem or danger.

      14.

alternative

n.

Accept a belief, theory, or change willingly and enthusiastically.

 

4. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. ubiquity
  2. landmark
  3. abounds
  4. authentic
  5. detection
  6. posing
  7. quandary
  8. sparked
  9. embrace
  10. alternative
  1. genuine
  2. other possibility
  3. unmasking
  4. constituting
  5. dilemma
  6. turning point
  7. adopt
  8. ever-presence
  9. proliferates
  10. prompted

5.Role play

Choose one of these skills and explain what makes them so important for knowledge :
  • Speaking
  • Spelling
  • Vocabulary
  • Reading
  • Writing
  • Presentation
  • General knowledge
  • Listening

6.Discussion - Artificial Intelligence

  1. How good were you at taking tests?
  2. What do you think of artificial intelligence?
  3. What dangers does AI present to tests?
  4. Should universities ban students from using AI?
  5. What is artificial intelligence good for?
  6. What are your favourite digital tools?
  7. What do you think of plagiarism?
  1. Did you ever see students cheating in exams?
  2. Should calculators be allowed in exams?
  3. What do you know about the new chatbox ChatGPT?
  4. How good are you at writing essays?
  5. Should all tests be pen-and-paper tests?
  6. What do you know about the Middle Ages?

7.Spelling

Paragraph 1

  1. The increasing biquiuty of artificial intelligence
  2. creating waves in aaedcmia
  3. lbaiet under strict conditions
  4. The Internet uobnads with AI text generators
  5. these AI tools evade etcditeon
  6. the smartest of anti-laipragism tools

Paragraph 2

  1. posing huge challenges to exam neirgtity
  2. the biggest sdpurtior since calculators
  3. The latest unqdaray for educators
  4. tauheitnc human-like content
  5. teachers needed to rceaebm AI
  6. The anveteiartl is the Middle Ages

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