{"id":23610,"date":"2025-05-02T19:01:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=23610"},"modified":"2025-05-02T19:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:22:04","slug":"students-outshine-chatgpt-in-essay-writing-new-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/students-outshine-chatgpt-in-essay-writing-new-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Outshine ChatGPT in Essay Writing: New Study"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A new study led by  the University of East Anglia reveals that although AI-generated essays are impressively coherent, they lack the personal touch and engagement markers that make student essays more compelling. This research underscores the irreplaceable value of human creativity and critical thinking in education.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0dfbf163 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px;\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In a revealing new study, researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA), in collaboration with Kevin Jiang, a professor at Jilin University in China, have found that while AI tools like ChatGPT can produce coherent and grammatically correct essays, they fall short of the engaging and personalized work crafted by actual students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The study analyzed 290 essays \u2014 half written by students and half generated by ChatGPT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The findings, <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/07410883251328311\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">published<\/a> in the journal Written Communication, highlight a growing concern among educators regarding the impact of AI on academic integrity and the development of critical thinking skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">AI&#8217;s Shortcomings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Since its public release, ChatGPT has created considerable anxiety among teachers worried that students will use it to write their assignments,&#8221; Ken Hyland, a professor in UEA\u2019s School of Education and Lifelong Learning, said in a news release. &#8220;The fear is that ChatGPT and other AI writing tools potentially facilitate cheating and may weaken core literacy and critical thinking skills.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The researchers were particularly focused on &#8220;engagement markers,&#8221; such as rhetorical questions, personal commentary and direct appeals to the reader. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These elements are crucial for crafting persuasive and interactive essays, and they were notably less frequent in AI-generated texts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Human Touch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We found that the essays written by real students consistently featured a rich array of engagement strategies, making them more interactive and persuasive,&#8221; added Hyland. &#8220;They were full of rhetorical questions, personal asides and direct appeals to the reader &#8212; all techniques that enhance clarity, connection, and produce a strong argument.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conversely, AI-generated essays, while linguistically fluent, were often impersonal and lacked a clear stance on the topics discussed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They tended to avoid questions and limited personal commentary. Overall, they were less engaging, less persuasive, and there was no strong perspective on a topic,&#8221; Hyland added. &#8220;This reflects the nature of its training data and statistical learning methods, which prioritize coherence over conversational nuance.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Educational Implications<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite these shortcomings, the study does not advocate for abandoning AI tools in educational settings. Instead, it suggests that tools like ChatGPT should serve as educational aids rather than shortcuts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;When students come to school, college or university, we\u2019re not just teaching them how to write, we\u2019re teaching them how to think &#8212; and that\u2019s something no algorithm can replicate,&#8221; Hyland added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:11px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uea.ac.uk\/about\/news\/article\/chatgpt-vs-students-study-reveals-who-writes-better-and-its-not-the-ai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">University of East Anglia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a revealing new study, researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA), in collaboration with Kevin Jiang, a professor at Jilin University in China, have found that while AI tools like ChatGPT can produce coherent and grammatically correct essays, they fall short of the engaging and personalized work crafted by actual students. 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