Balancing innovation and ethics: promote academic integrity through support and effective use of GenAI tools in higher education
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Authentic assessments can enhance critical thinking and preserve academic integrity when paired with the ethical use of AI tools and clear policies.
“Our key principle is that authentic assess -ments can enhance critical thinking and preserve academic integrity when paired with the ethical use of AI tools and clear policies [ 49 ].”
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- Authors
- Kangwa, D., Msafiri, M. M., & Fute, A.
- Affiliations
- Zhejiang Normal University (CN)
- Yulin University (CN)
- Corresponding author
- Kangwa, Daniel
- Venue
- AI and Ethics
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 3497-3530
- ISSN
- 2730-5953 (ISSN-L)
- 2730-5961
- OpenAlex
- W4408283333
- Semantic Scholar
- 9721e79ac21e08a7b53ead33bbd1e675f84d1e6e
- Cited by
- 17
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 8
- FWCI
- 17.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- AI and Ethics (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Artificial Intelligence in Education
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Academic integrity and plagiarism
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
- Keywords
- generative AI, academic integrity, higher education, institutional guidelines, academic support, self-regulation, ethical use of AI, perceived usefulness and ease of use, data privacy, academic malpractice, critical thinking, learning outcomes
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