The impact of AI and peer feedback on research writing skills: a study using the CGScholar platform among Kazakhstani scholars
Project Overview
The document explores the role of generative AI in education, particularly focusing on its application in improving research writing skills among Kazakhstani scholars through the CGScholar platform. It emphasizes the advantages of AI tools in delivering prompt feedback and enhancing academic practices, while also recognizing their limitations in assessing critical thinking and argumentative skills. The study reveals a positive correlation between scholars' familiarity with AI tools and their openness to feedback, suggesting that AI can effectively complement conventional feedback methods. Overall, the findings underscore the potential of generative AI to support educational development by facilitating immediate and constructive peer feedback, thus fostering improved academic outcomes.
Key Applications
CGScholar platform
Context: Kazakhstani scholars engaged in a scientific internship focused on education
Implementation: Participants engaged in structured sessions alternating between AI and peer feedback throughout the course.
Outcomes: Moderate positive correlation between AI familiarity and openness to feedback; improved research writing skills and collaborative learning.
Challenges: AI struggles with assessing deeper elements of writing such as critical thinking and argumentation; limited familiarity with AI tools among participants.
Implementation Barriers
Technological
Limited familiarity with AI tools among participants, affecting their openness to feedback.
Proposed Solutions: Providing comprehensive tutorials and training on using AI tools effectively.
Methodological
The study's focus on a small, homogenous sample limits the generalizability of findings.
Proposed Solutions: Future research should include diverse demographic groups and longitudinal studies to assess long-term impacts.
Ethical
Concerns regarding AI bias, plagiarism, and over-reliance on machine-generated text, along with the need to integrate ethical guidelines and awareness into AI training and feedback processes.
Proposed Solutions: Integrating ethical guidelines and awareness into AI training and feedback processes.
Project Team
Raigul Zheldibayeva
Researcher
Contact Information
For information about the paper, please contact the authors.
Authors: Raigul Zheldibayeva
Source Publication: View Original PaperLink opens in a new window
Project Contact: Dr. Jianhua Yang
LLM Model Version: gpt-4o-mini-2024-07-18
Analysis Provider: Openai