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Description

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Disclosure Example

Level 1: No AI Use

Assignments must be completed entirely without AI assistance, relying solely on students' own knowledge and skills.

Testing foundational knowledge, demonstrating individual capabilities, in-class supervised work (e.g., traditional exams, handwritten assignments, oral exams).

No AI use permitted. May require an academic honesty pledge stating no AI was used.

Level 2:

AI-Assisted Idea Generation

AI can be used for brainstorming, exploring concepts, or generating ideas. The final submission must be entirely human-authored.

Overcoming writer's block, exploring diverse perspectives, initial project concept development.

Students must disclose AI use for idea generation (e.g., in an appendix or as guided by a teacher). Provide link(s) to AI chat logs with final submission if possible.

Level 3:

AI-Assisted Outlining & Structuring

AI can help in outlining responses, organizing notes, or formatting arguments. The student's original content and thinking remain central.

Organizing complex information, improving logical flow, enhancing clarity of presentation.

Students must disclose AI use for outlining (e.g., in a footnote or dedicated AI use statement). Provide link(s) to AI chat logs with final submission if possible.

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Description

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Disclosure Example

Level 4: AI-Assisted Editing & Feedback

AI can provide feedback or assist with editing student-authored work, focusing on grammar, word choice, style, structure, and tone.

Improving language quality, refining expression, identifying areas for improvement in a draft.

Students must disclose AI use for editing, specifying the nature of assistance. Original draft may be required. Provide link(s) to AI chat logs with final submission if possible.

Level 5: Full AI

(Human Evaluation)

AI can generate the primary output. Assessment focuses on the student's ability to prompt, evaluate, revise, and critically engage with AI output, demonstrating higher-order skills.

Tasks where GenAI is integral to learning outcomes, exploring GenAI capabilities, promoting critical evaluation of AI, demonstrating "human-in-the-loop" oversight.

Full disclosure of AI generation is required, including prompts used. Formal citation (MLA/APA/Chicago) is often necessary. Provide link(s) to AI chat logs with final submission.