The ChatGPT phenomena: an exploration of physics education students in solving course assignment

Fitri Azkia; Siti Bulkiah Siti

doi:10.30872/jsel.v1i1.6532

Authors

Fitri Azkia Universitas Mulawarman
Siti Bulkiah Universitas Mulawarman

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30872/jsel.v1i1.6532

Keywords:

ChatGPT, Physics Assignments, Physics Education Students, Usage Ethics

Abstract

This study aims to describe the use of ChatGPT in completing physics assignments by students in the Physics Education programme at Mulawarman University. This study employed a descriptive quantitative method involving 60 students as participants. A Likert-scale questionnaire was developed to measure five aspects: level of understanding and usage, effectiveness, attitude towards usage, ethics of usage, and the significance of using ChatGPT. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics, including percentages, means, and standard deviations. The results indicate that students generally hold a positive perception of ChatGPT usage, particularly regarding its ability to enhance learning motivation, aid conceptual understanding, and solve physics problems. The ‘attitude towards usage’ dimension scored highest, whilst the ‘ethics of usage’ dimension scored lowest, highlighting the need to raise awareness of responsible technology use. The findings of this study suggest that ChatGPT has the potential to be an effective learning aid. Recommendations from this study include the importance of integrating ethical literacy into the use of AI technology, as well as the development of more adaptive and responsible AI-based physics learning strategies.

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