Employing the interactive oral to mitigate threats to academic integrity from ChatGPT

Abstract

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence tool that generates human-like text, making it difficult to detect. Despite its potential as a pedagogical tool, educators must be aware of the risk of academic misconduct when students use ChatGPT to submit third-party material as their own work. To ensure authorship of assignments, ChatGPT is requiring psychology educators to make the learning journey more visible. Interactive oral assessments require students to engage in conversation and demonstrate their knowledge of a topic in real time, making it challenging for students to rely solely on ChatGPT. To maximize the effectiveness of the interactive oral in preserving academic integrity, it is important for psychology educators to carefully design and implement the assessment, establish clear guidelines, and provide training for markers and students. In addition, educators should hold honest discussions about ChatGPT and modeling to promote integrity among students. By implementing interactive oral assessments, educators can balance assessment security and academic integrity while providing students with opportunities to demonstrate their understanding of the material.