Research Article

Testing the Ability of Teachers and Students to Differentiate between Essays Generated by ChatGPT and High School Students

Table 1

Summary of AI Attitude Assessment Prompts.

MeasurePromptResponse options

Estimated cheatingAssuming ChatGPT is freely available, what percent of high school students in the United States would ask ChatGPT to write an essay for them and submit it?0% to 100%
ConcernHow concerned are you about ChatGPT having negative effects on education?0 = not at all concerned to 100 = extremely concerned
OptimismHow optimistic are you about ChatGPT having positive benefits for education?0 = not at all optimistic to 100 = extremely optimistic
Comments(Optional) Do you have any comments? You are welcome to explain your thoughts about any of the above questions.An open-ended text box
Evaluation of usesPlease rate how good or bad the following actions would be, in your personal opinion.-10 = really bad to 0 = neutral to +10 = really good
(e.g., a student uses ChatGPT to write an essay for them and submits the directly generated answer)

Note: quantitative responses were made using a slider.