Cited by 461Artificial Intelligence in EducationAcademic integrity and plagiarismStudent Assessment and Feedback

Generative AI tools and assessment: Guidelines of the world's top-ranking universities

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Moorhouse, Benjamin Luke, Yeo, Marie Alina, Wan, Yuwei·2023·Computers and Education Open

Abstract

The public release of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) tools (e,g. ChatGPT) has had a disruptive effect on the assessment practices of higher education institutions (HEIs) worldwide. Concerns have largely been associated with academic integrity, cheating and plagiarism. HEIs have had to develop guidelines in response to GAI. As many of these guidelines were developed in haste and could affect a large number of instructors and students, there is a need to examine their content, coverage and suitability. This review examines the extent to which the world's 50 top-ranking HEIs have developed or modified their assessment guidelines to address GAI use and, where guidelines exist, the primary content and advice given to guide instructors in their GAI assessment design and practices. The findings show that just under half of the institutions have developed publicly available guidelines. The guidelines cover three main areas: academic integrity, advice on assessment design, and communicating with students. Among the suggestions for teachers on assessment design, two appear particularly pertinent in helping develop effective assessment tasks and developing learners’ AI-literacy: first, running assessment tasks through GAI to check the extent to which the tool can accomplish the task and, second, having students use GAI as part of the assessment process. Overall, the review suggests that HEIs have come to accept the use of GAI and drafted assessment guidelines to advise instructors on its use. In the article, we argue that it may be beneficial to embrace GAI as a part of the assessment process since this is the reality of today's educational and job landscape. This will require instructors to develop a new competence - generative artificial intelligence assessment literacy - which is conceptualised in this article.

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Authors
Moorhouse, B. L., Yeo, M. A., & Wan, Y.
Affiliations
  • Hong Kong Baptist University (HK)
  • SEAMEO Regional Language Centre (SG)
Corresponding author
Moorhouse, Benjamin Luke
Venue
Computers and Education Open
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023-12
Volume
5
Pages
100151
ISSN
2666-5573 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4387873511
Cited by
461
References
39
Citations by year
2026: 192 · 2025: 170 · 2024: 98 · 2023: 1
FWCI
108.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Computers and Education Open (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Artificial Intelligence in Education
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Academic integrity and plagiarism
  • Social Sciences › Education › Student Assessment and Feedback
Keywords
generative AI, ChatGPT, evaluation guidelines, higher education, academic integrity, cheating, plagiarism, assessment design, AI literacy, student communication

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