Unrest in the teacher's room, because ChatGPT puts together book reports and profile assignments in an instant. Does this herald the end of written assignments as a test format? Or will education find an answer, just like the calculator, Wikipedia and websites full of excerpts? This is how you use this artificial intelligence in a smart way.
Furkan Sogut, Dutch teacher at NSG Groenewoud and Municipal School Community Nijmegen, also section chair there: “In the national curriculum, pay more attention to oral language skills. Have them do typed assignments at school under supervision and as many handwriting assignments as possible. Now I receive typed work with a rich vocabulary from students I don't know."
Jörgen Apperloo, Dutch teacher at Fioretti College Lisse: “I had ChatGPT write live in class about the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear energy. That makes it very clear how you build paragraphs, no student succeeds at that level. But then I asked to expand the piece with a source reference. What appeared there turned out to be fabricated. I should have specifically asked for existing research. ChatGPT makes no distinction between fact and fiction.”
Hendrik Atze van Doezum, teacher in Buitenpost and history teacher of the year 2022: “Let him work for you: an assignment about gods in antiquity for 12 to 15-year-olds in which they empathize with a Greek priest. ChatGPT lays a foundation there and can help students get started. Teach them not to take the easy way out by taking it literally, just like with Google's answers. If you can't handle it yet as a teacher, learn it, for example through tips in Linkedin groups.”
Jörgen Apperloo: “Our writing assignments always revolve around current topics and ChatGPT will not get further than 2021.” Felienne Hermans professor of didactics at the Free University of Computer Science: “I also teach in secondary education and there I can say: 'Hey buddy, what does this actually say?' If they can't explain it, they immediately fall through the basket."
Laura Borghols, Dutch teacher in Leidschendam: “After the holidays they received pen and paper, mobile phones in their telephone bag and no laptops. They had to answer three questions about their book: give a short summary in XNUMX words, say something about the main character and describe the scene that stuck with you the most. If I then get a text about prisoners in the chambers of Damascus from someone who would have read The Dark Chamber of Damocles, I would know.”
Felienne Hermans: “If I let them grab a pen and paper to write an essay, ChatGPT is nowhere.”
Furkan Sogut: “Help students with a handwriting course. They also have to write by hand on exams and as a corrector I have to count it wrong if I can't read it.”
Thijmen Sprakel, teacher of English and music in Hellevoetsluis: “With a method with eight chapters you don't have to give eight so's and rehearsals. Three tests can also show that you have achieved the core objectives and attainment targets. This creates space for them to write an argument by hand without lines to the outside world, based on their own knowledge. Heavy proofreading, but you do get to know them well.”
Thijmen Sprakel, teacher of English and music in Hellevoetsluis: “With a method with eight chapters you don't have to give eight so's and rehearsals. Three tests can also show that you have achieved the core objectives and attainment targets. This creates space for them to write an argument by hand without lines to the outside world, based on their own knowledge. Heavy proofreading, but you do get to know them well.”