Adapting Assessments
Here are suggestions for how instructors may adapt their assessments to maintain validity even as generative AI grows in prevalence and sophistication.
Consider converting some take-home assignments to in-class assessments without internet access. Larger assignments may be broken up into component pieces. For example, as part of a larger group project, require students to write a 500-word draft of a report section as an in-class assessment.
If appropriate, complement and vary different forms of assessment. For example, follow up a written assignment with an oral presentation.
Use questions that require information that AI does not have access to, such as personal experience, or include the requirement for a reflective response, which builds in personal insight. AI tools are far less useful in this context.
Involve tasks or activities that closely mirror real-life challenges, requiring students to apply knowledge in a practical, context-specific problem-solving context. For example, in certain law courses, students can be assessed using mock trials.