This is an exploratory study on the impact of using ChatGPT on student learning. Participants were 150 students taking an undergraduate course in Hong Kong. Students were required to use ChatGPT when writing an individual paper for the course. Student learning were measured in terms of the students’ perceived creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving at the beginning and at end of the semester. Students’ emotional engagement and extrinsic motivation were measured at the end of the semester.

Data analyses seem to show that the use of ChatGPT had weakened the students’ perceived creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving over the semester. However, two variables were found to be predictive of students’ perception of ChatGPT in enhancing their creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving. The first predictor is students’ emotional engagement which is the extent to which students are applying the course material to their lives. The other significant predictor is students’ extrinsic motivation which is the extent to which students think getting a good grade is the main goal for the course.

These findings have practical implications for university teachers in enhancing students’ positive perception of using ChatGPT in a course. To enhance emotional engagement of students, lecturers should make the course materials relevant and interesting to students. Lecturers should allocate some marks in the assessment rubrics to reward students ethically use of ChatGPT in their assignments. This hopefully will enhance students’ extrinsic motivation in taking a course.

Authors:
Andy Kwan, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

About the Presenter(s)
Dr. Andy Kwan is a programme leader of the BBA in Management programme at City University of Hong Kong. He has been interested in doing research on personality, attributional style, and interpersonal affect in the workplace and among students.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-kwan-0527602/

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