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How is ChatGPT Transforming Academia? Examining its Impact on Teaching, Research, Assessment, and Learning

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Malik, Aqdas, Khan, M. Laeeq, Hussain, Khalid·2023·SSRN Electronic Journal
DOI 10.2139/ssrn.4413516
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This study aims to explore the potential benefits and challenges of using ChatGPT in higher education settings. Specifically, the study investigates how ChatGPT is reshaping teaching, learning, research, and student assessment. The present research also explores the issues related to academic integrity, ethics and regulations. The present study follows a qualitative research design. Semi-structured interviews of twelve highly accomplished academicians were conducted from North America, Asia, and Europe’s higher education institutions. Results of the study suggest that ChatGPT can enhance educational productivity, learning, creativity, and idea generation. However, ethical considerations related to academic honesty and over-reliance on ChatGPT must be deliberated. The findings further provide insights into the opportunities and challenges of integrating ChatGPT into higher education and recommend that educators, researchers, and policymakers ensure AI technologies' responsible and ethical use in academic settings. This study contributes to the growing research on integrating artificial intelligence in education. Specifically, it provides insight into the using ChatGPT, a novel AI-based language model, in higher education settings. The study's qualitative research methodology and exploratory nature provide a nuanced and comprehensive understanding of ChatGPT's impact on learning, teaching, researching, and assessing students. Overall, findings from this study provide valuable insights for educators, researchers, and policymakers seeking to integrate AI technologies into their educational practices while ensuring responsible and ethical use.

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  • Popular writing tools such as Grammarly can assist students with correcting grammar and spelling errors, while tools like Quillbot and Copy.ai can support paraphrasing and creating essay outlines.

    “Popular writing tools such as Grammarly (https://www.grammarly.com)can assist students with correcting grammar and spelling errors, while tools like Quillbot (https://quillbot.com) and Copy.ai (https://www.copy.ai)can support paraphrasing and creating essay outlines (Malik et al., 2023).”

    From Evolving intersections: AI, disability, and academic integrity in higher education (2025) · cites this paper as Malik et al., 2023

  • Educators on Twitter acknowledged the importance of acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills for the effective integration of AI tools.

    “Educators on Twitter acknowledged the importance of acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills for the effective integration of AI tools (Malik et al., 2023) .”

    From Widen the debate: What is the academic community’s perception on ChatGPT? (2024) · cites this paper as Malik et al., 2023

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Authors
Malik, A., Khan, M. L., & Hussain, K.
Affiliations
  • Sultan Qaboos University (OM)
  • Michigan State University (US)
Corresponding author
Malik, Aqdas
ORCID
Venue
SSRN Electronic Journal
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2023
ISSN
1556-5068 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.2139/ssrn.4413516
OpenAlex
W4366307048
Cited by
59
References
32
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 29 · 2024: 21 · 2023: 7
Type
posted content
Language
en
Open access
Locations
SSRN Electronic Journal (acceptedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Artificial Intelligence in Education
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Artificial Intelligence Applications
Keywords
ChatGPT, generative AI in education, higher education, teaching-learning process, academic research, student assessment, academic integrity, AI ethics, responsible AI use, overreliance on AI

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