Table 1 Frequency count, mean and standard deviation of perception responses (n = 100)
Perceptions | StronglyDisagree | Dis-agree | Neutral | Agree | StronglyAgree | Mean | Interpret-ation | SD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. I have sufficient knowledge of how to use ChatGPT and other AI-powered DWTs under discussion | 22 | 20 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 2.87 | Neutral | 1.34 |
2. I have sufficient skills to coach my students to use ChatGPT and other AI-powered DWTs under discussion | 27 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 2.60 | Neutral | 1.31 |
3. I intend to use and keep using ChatGPT and other AI-powered DWTs under discussion | 19 | 8 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 3.13 | Neutral | 1.29 |
4. ChatGPT and other AI-powered DWTs are helpful for my teaching-related tasks | 10 | 8 | 29 | 35 | 18 | 3.43 | Agree | 1.17 |
5. ChatGPT and other AI-powered DWTs are useful in my research-and-publishing-related tasks | 12 | 6 | 30 | 34 | 18 | 3.40 | Agree | 1.21 |
6. I believe that ChatGPT and other AI-powered DWTs are helpful for my learning | 7 | 11 | 24 | 40 | 18 | 3.51 | Agree | 1.12 |
7. I am aware of the dangers of ChatGPT if educators and institutions do not set clear policies for its ethical use | 8 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 61 | 4.32 | Strongly Agree | 1.14 |
8. Institutions should require their students to report their use of ChatGPT and the other aforementioned AI-powered DWTs in their graded outputs | 8 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 44 | 3.95 | Agree | 1.23 |
9. Institutions should require their faculty to report their use of ChatGPT and the aforementioned AI-powered DWTs in their reports, research, and other performance tasks | 10 | 8 | 13 | 33 | 36 | 3.77 | Agree | 1.29 |
10. Students should not be allowed to use Digital Writing Assistants (DWAs) such as Grammarly and Automated Paraphrasing Tools such as Paraphrase Online in outputs in which grammar, punctuation, mechanics, and organization are graded | 28 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 2.53 | Disagree | 1.36 |