ChatGPT in Academia: University Students’ Attitudes Towards the use of ChatGPT and Plagiarism

In short

Hungarian university students were broadly positive about a chatbot yet voiced worry about misuse, the authors report from 607 responses. The study also asked whether readiness to use it tracks readiness to plagiarise.

What it looked at

A mixed-methods study of 607 Hungarian university students, looking at perceived usefulness, ease of use, anxiety and attitude, and at the effects of gender, educational context and earlier experience with AI.

What it means for teaching

Could inform how a course explains acceptable chatbot use, though it reports attitudes in one country rather than behaviour.

Limits

Attitudes are what students reported, from one country's sample. No other limits are stated.

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