Artificial intelligence (AI) and academic integrity: mitigating the risks and fostering the ethical integration of AI with inclusive assessment design

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dc.contributor.authorRyan, Marieen
dc.contributor.authorGoff, Lorettaen
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-22T13:51:30Z
dc.date.available2025-10-22T13:51:30Z
dc.date.issued2023en
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the dual challenge of maintaining academic integrity while ethically integrating artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education through inclusive assessment design. As AI tools like ChatGPT, Bard, and Microsoft Copilot reshape educational landscapes, this research demonstrates how a student partnership model can effectively mitigate risks while fostering ethical AI use. Implemented at University College Cork (UCC), the approach positions students as co-creators of authentic assessments, resulting in significant improvements in both academic integrity understanding and learning outcomes. The intervention yielded measurable impacts: average grades improved to 60% for multiple-choice questions, 80% for WhatsApp video assignments, and 70% for article reviews. The student partnership model cultivated a heightened sense of agency, connection, and long-term engagement among learners. Key innovations included reducing the weight of traditional MCQs, incorporating WhatsApp/media assignments, and integrating current newspaper/article reviews. The findings indicate that inclusive assessment design successfully creates a stronger sense of inclusion and connection, greater engagement opportunities, enhanced creativity, and positions students as lifelong learners. This framework offers a systematic structure for consciously planning learner variability while demonstrating real-world comprehension, providing a replicable model for institutions navigating the ethical integration of AI in academic settings.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
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dc.identifier.citationRyan, M and Goff, L. (2023) ‘Artificial intelligence (AI) and academic integrity: mitigating the risks and fostering the ethical integration of AI with inclusive assessment design’, National Academic and Research Integrity Conference (NAIN), Galway, 4-6 October 2023.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/18071
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity College Corken
dc.relation.ispartofNational Academic and Research Integrity Conference (NAIN), Galway, 4-6 October 2023en
dc.rights© 2023, the Authors.en
dc.subjectArtificial intelligence in educationen
dc.subjectAcademic integrityen
dc.subjectInclusive assessment designen
dc.subjectStudent partnershipen
dc.subjectAuthentic assessmenten
dc.subjectAI ethicsen
dc.subjectChatGPTen
dc.subjectCo-creation modelen
dc.subjectHigher educationen
dc.subjectLearner engagementen
dc.subjectFormative assessmenten
dc.subjectDigital learning transformationen
dc.titleArtificial intelligence (AI) and academic integrity: mitigating the risks and fostering the ethical integration of AI with inclusive assessment designen
dc.typeConference itemen
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