Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots par Ploum - Lionel Dricot.

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A university professor shares their experimental approach to exams that allows students to choose whether to use LLMs. Of 60 students, 57 opted not to use chatbots, citing personal preference, distrust, or fear of accountability. The three who chose to use them showed mixed results, with one becoming lost in LLM-generated walls of text. Students who avoided chatbots generally performed better academically. The professor also introduced a "stream of consciousness" writing exercise that revealed student thought processes and helped identify those who understood material but struggled to articulate it under stress. The experience highlights generational differences in attitudes toward cheating, collaboration, and technology adoption in education.

Giving University Exams in the Age of Chatbots

Most Students Don’t Want to Use Chatbots