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CheapMonkey34 t1_j5g4p23 wrote

Reply to comment by eldedomedio in ChatGPT: students could use AI to cheat, but it's a chance to rethink assessment altogether by calliope_kekule

The most important thing we can teach young people is the power of critical thinking.

ChatGPT is a great asset if you want to teach that, because with every answer it gives, you need to consider why it’s giving it, what the context it, what it’s sources might be and whether there is an intention or bias in it.

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Belostoma t1_j5g66ge wrote

The problem is that the reasons ChatGPT gives dumb answers are buried deep in the opaque vagaries of its algorithm. Students need to respect that ChatGPT can just screw up, but checking it becomes an exercise in rote fact checking.

What they really need to learn about critical thinking are the myriad ways humans can mislead themselves and others, on purpose or by accident, from the tricks of malicious grifters to subtle biases we all have. ChatGPT isn't great for that, and it unfortunately might discourage the use of tools like long-form essays that are better for learning critical thinking and other essential skills like structuring ideas.

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eldedomedio t1_j5gm00y wrote

Call me cynical, but I don't think many students would stop to consider questioning ChatGPT.

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InquisitiveDude t1_j5iy75b wrote

Yeah. There's a lot of talk about this being an exciting tool but, in reality, its a low-effort way of achieving an outcome.

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GhostReddit t1_j5pt0sl wrote

>The most important thing we can teach young people is the power of critical thinking.

Adults don't understand critical thinking these days. Look at the double standards many people apply in their own lives and the absolute mess tribal politics is today. The kids are doomed.

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