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College Students' Perspectives on ChatGPT Integration in Higher Education and Relevant Ethical Considerations

  • Pyong Ho Kim (Dept. of Educational Psychology, Seoul Women's University) ;
  • Ji Won Yoon (CHARIS College of Liberal Arts, Changshin University) ;
  • Ju Hyung Yoo (Department of Education, Korea University)
  • Received : 2024.01.09
  • Accepted : 2024.03.10
  • Published : 2024.03.31
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Abstract

In higher education, integration of technologies - particularly generative artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT - has become increasingly widespread, serving numerous purposes to its stakeholders. While users acknowledge the utility of technology, concerns have emerged regarding its misuses. The present study is designed to investigate authentic perspectives and opinions of college freshman students to critically address the relevant concerns, and suggest meaningful solutions. To this end, seven college freshman student participants were recruited in a four-days-long online questionnaire. Their responses indicated that the college student participants appear to find ChatGPT positive in terms of its practicality and usefulness. However, they also showed concerns about a few potential issues (i.e., possible plagiarism and copyright problems). With recommendations the student participants suggested to reduce the aforementioned problems, the article discusses implications of the findings, providing valuable insights into the balance between implementation of AI technologies and dealing with the associated challenges in higher education in general.

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