Monday, May 12, 2025

Now that it has become too easy to cheat on one's homework assignments with chat GPT or Google Gemini on their computer or smartphone, how have you changed the nature of your students' homework in order to make it more ai-proof?

 

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Now that it has become too easy to cheat on one's homework assignments with chat GPT or Google Gemini on their computer or smartphone, how have you changed the nature of your students' homework in order to make it more ai-proof?

Also, what do you do when any assignments turned in are suspected by you to have been done for the student by an AI software?

 

 

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[–]RegularInitial9628 1 point  

Same. Increased focus on oral assessment of work completed in class, mostly on paper.

[–]C0nnectionTerminat3d 3 points  

how does this work for people with disabilities or hindrances that for whatever reason, cannot do an oral exam?

edit; this wasn’t asked in a controversial or “uh actually 🤓☝️” type of way, i’m a mute autistic person and genuinely curious as to how a person like me would be supported in an exam like this or the adaptations someone like me would receive.

[–]droperidoll 11 points  

I think this can easily be handled on a case by case basis. People with these disabilities are few and far between. I don’t think it’d be unreasonable to have a student type out their responses in a one-on-one scenario to show that they have the knowledge without using AI.

[–]C0nnectionTerminat3d 4 points  

That is helpful, thank you! I assume as a result extra time would also be offered to ensure enough time is given to type. I won’t go into people that might struggle with that because we’ll be here all day haha

I disagree that the conditions are few and far between though. They’re becoming increasingly common, they’re just not often seen in places like higher education because of these limitations that are set :)

[–]droperidoll 3 points  

They are rare. Increasing, sure, but still quite rare. Certainly not common enough, especially in higher education, to not be approached on an individual basis.

[–]C0nnectionTerminat3d -1 points  

it’s estimated that 15-20% of the world population is neurodivergent, that’s 1 out of 5 so i wouldn’t call it rare.

https://cognassist.com/neurodiversity-statistics-and-research/#:~:text=15%2D20%25%20of%20people%20worldwide,Source.

Other than that, totally agree! :)

[–]droperidoll 4 points  

Neurodivergence and being mute are not the same thing. Truly mute or aphasic adults (especially as students in higher ed) is very rare (<1%).

[–]C0nnectionTerminat3d 0 points  

i’m not only talking about mutism. I’m talking about the entire neurodivergent umbrella.

If you meant mutism is rare then fair enough but that wasn’t what my argument was solely based on, and i assumed you meant ND as a whole as you said “these disabilities” in your second comment.

[–]CorgiKnits 0 points  

I’ve got some severe ADHD. I have no trouble talking, and will talk forever, but the second someone asks me a question, my brain shuts down. I can’t even tell you my favorite food or color because all the answers run away. I wind up stuttering and saying “I don’t know” or making something up to make the question go away. Being put on the spot is academic death.

[–]MonstersMamaX2 6 points  

On the flip side, oral exams would be very helpful for many students with disabilities and give them access to higher education. I teach middle school sped and often have to write that as an accommodation for students with severe dyslexia or dysgraphia. They may know the content and comprehend it but can't show it adequately on written tests.

[–]C0nnectionTerminat3d 1 point  

yes definitely! When i was in college my best friend was dyslexic, she absolutely aced the oral exam whilst i really struggled with it and i excelled in the written assessment but she really struggled with that part! We helped each other as best we could, thankfully we both passed haha

[–]kokopellii 1 point  

Such as?

[–]C0nnectionTerminat3d 0 points  

To name a few: autism or other neurodivergence that can result in non-verbal or mute conditions, or speech issues; dyspraxia would also come under this umbrella. A deaf person that cannot verbally speak. A person with down’s syndrome, cerebral palsy or other, or a major stutter that effects their speech.

[–]kokopellii 1 point  

Ah, i see. I asked because the majority of disabled students I’ve worked with would probably be relieved to do an oral exam instead of a written or practical. I would imagine that, like with all other types of exams, accommodations exist for documented disabilities, but like everything else it’s bit of another hurdle to jump through. I do have one practical exam I teach in my course (although I’m not in higher Ed, I’m in secondary) and my students are allowed a note card to reference and in some situations I’ve given them pictures to chose from to explain things, but not every subject lends itself to that format obviously

[–]Visual-Repair-5741 1 point  

I have it easy, I'm a teacher trainer. So they're all pretty good at presentations and oral exams :) I've had one student who was chronically ill and unable to come to the school, so she did her exams online. For students with speaking difficulties we have resources such as extra preparation time, extra exam time, or extra prompting during the exam

[–]C0nnectionTerminat3d 1 point  

That’s good to know, ty! :)

[–]Kooky_Recognition_34 1 point  

You'd do a written exam.

[–]fenrulin 1 point  

Yes, I still remember my APUSH teacher’s final exams were all oral— he had multiple questions he put in a bag that you picked one out randomly. Thirty years later, I still remember my final exam question, “If Thomas Jefferson was alive today, which political party would he belong to? Please back up your claim with three pieces of evidence.”

Then when I became a high school teacher myself, I would replicate a similar type of exam question (choose from a bag and everyone got a different prompt or variation of the same prompt) or format (oral/written> multiple choice) to deter cheating.

[–]chikkinnuggitbukkit 4 points  

I miss hand-writing essays so much. I’ve almost asked the dean to make an exception for me because I hate computer typing.

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[–]ShadyNoShadow 1 point  

Yes and it's really bad in my case since I teach test prep. You can deliver me whatever AI generated slop you want but it won't help you pass the IELTS with a score that gets you into a university. And if you cheat on your homework, it will show up when I give you a practice test and you can't do the basics of what I just showed you how to do.

[–]running_later 2 points  

I teach at a private school and can confirm, MANY want to pay for instruction and then cheat.

[–]frontnaked-choke 0 points  

I mean that’s good in theory, but the kids aren’t paying for the school, their parents are.

[–]ShadyNoShadow 0 points  

What was the purpose of this comment?

[–]frontnaked-choke 0 points  

It’s not their own time and money, so your logic is flawed. The parents pay you to do a job that you are not doing.

[–]ShadyNoShadow 0 points  

How do you know that I'm not communicating with the parents? Do you think this is like a public school situation where the parents drop their kids off at the door and there's no communication unless something's on fire? You don't know much about this, please don't inbox me again.

[–]frontnaked-choke 0 points  

You insinuated there are no consequences for cheating in your class besides the missed education, sorry for my misunderstanding. You seem to have a negative view of public school, but trust me, we HAVE to communicate with parents. I wonder why you look down on public school 🤔🤔

[–]ShadyNoShadow 1 point  

Why are you inboxing me when I asked you to stop?

[–]teachbx 0 points  

Doesn't inboxing mean sending private or direct messages? Do you just mean anything that makes your inbox ding?

[–]chikkinnuggitbukkit 3 points  

I’d much rather do this than other homework. I love this idea

[–]bee9014 1 point  

This is excellent 

[–]Catiku 1 point  

I’ve been working with my juniors on ethical ai, and I think this a great example.

[–]MyPasswordIsABC999 3 points  

It might be helpful to think of homework less as an obligation and more as practice or reinforcement of the material.

[–]DeadBorb 1 point  

I think of homework as an offer. Students can take it up and benefit from it for practice and reinforcement as you say, or they opt out of it for whatever reasons.

I can explain to them why I think a certain assignment would be beneficial to do. Maybe I even demonstrate it in the next class, if I have the time. But in the end I can only make the offer.

[–]StopblamingTeachers 1 point  

There’s supposed to be hours spent outside of the classroom per hour spent in the classroom. It’s classroom accreditation

[–]TheRealRollestonian 4 points  

AI hasn't changed much. You could cheat decades ago. AI just makes it funnier.

I do paper tests and expect shown work.

If you want to cheat on homework, your loss.

[–]madeat1am 2 points  

You could always cheat but you couldn't tell a computer to give you an essay without correctly beinh able to track it as plagiarised

[–]MonstersMamaX2 1 point  

One of my students turned in an essay about "Abuela Invents the Zero." It talked about an Abuela who was a mathematician and invented the concept of zero. The story is actually about a granddaughter who is embarrassed by her immigrant Abuela and refuses to help her, leaving her abuela vulnerable and ashamed in church.

[–]NobodyFew9568 2 points  

Brief window where online assignments were good, now they are obsolete. Too easy to look up the HTML.

Homework and even class assignments without a phone policy are obsolete, just take a picture and send it.

[–]redditmailalex 1 point  

I teach HS. Theoretically many of my kids are motivated.

I assign homework. They do it? Copy it? AI it? IDK that's on them.

We should always be encouraging kids to not be lazy. So we should try things to discourage the copying/ai.

I guess I draw a lot of problems (physics) and that might help. My drawings are terrible and when I scan them in AI tools the AI usually gets confused/gets them wrong. But its getting better.

I might try some new stuff next year. For example, have kids focus on setting up the problems or write how they would solve problems instead of just having 100% solve problems.

[–]may1nster 1 point  

Lots of handwriting. I don’t really do digital assignments anymore. A lot of my assignments include drawing pictures of the scene (English). I also make the highlight things of importance. So it’s a lot of work on paper.

[–]TeachlikeaHawk 1 point  

Honestly, it's frustrating.

There are a variety of things we do, but the big conceptual change is that we no longer take as much personal responsibility for kids' shitty choices.

At some point, if a kid is committed to cheating, what can I do? The kid just won't learn.

[–]colieolieravioli 0 points  

so people that need the practice of doing the work in order to get better should be helped by AI???

man these kids have no resilience

[–][deleted] 1 point  

It's far more able to assist 25+ students at a time to complete an assignment than I am able to spend time per student.

I can then see, when they've done the assessment, who needs more support going forward (which is half the point of assessment)

They'd have said the same things for calculators initially. "Kids need resilience... They need to know how to do this themselves..." It is good to be able to do mental calculations, but not necessary, they have calculators. Anyone who said "you won't have access to a calculator later in life" has been left looking foolish. It's the same for AI. Why do we always make anything that can help students, the villain? It's not going away, deal with it.

[–]ImpGiggle -1 points  

A note that handwriting cripples many bright minds due to often minor, and in the modern world inconsequential, disabilities. Or just anyone who was raised using computers for homework, only handwriting their name to sign stuff. Which is a lot of people, either category. I am both, and now know I'll need to battle professors over this, wasting time and energy that could go towards learning.

Meanwhile, the cheaters continue to cheat.

How about we include more practical application to educational settings?

[–]StopblamingTeachers 2 points  

It’s not cheaters continue to cheat.

It’s students no longer exist.

[–]Straight_Beat7848 0 points  

As a student:I convinced Chatgpt that 1+1=3 so I'm not sure it's that easy to cheat

[–]Straight_Beat7848 0 points  

It was like a year ago I kept telling it 1+1=3 and it eventually agreed

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