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. 2024 Jan 27;16(1):e53032. doi: 10.7759/cureus.53032

Table 9. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of university students toward the use of ChatGPT for academic purposes.

Student: Demographic profile  
Course  
MBBS  
BDS  
FIS  
Other: please specify  
Year of study  
1  
2  
3  
4  
5  
Age  
15-20  
21-25  
25-30  
Above 30  
Sex  
Male  
Female  
Other  
Ethnicity  
Chinese  
Indian  
Malay  
Other: Please specify  
  Knowledge/Awareness
  How you came to know about ChatGPT? News Internet Friends/Family Teachers Others: Please specify  
  Do you know that ChatGPT can paraphrase? Yes No  
  Do you know that ChatGPT can produce answers to your questions in various formats. (Write an assignment, essay or letter, structured research proposal, prepare a questionnaire and the like)? Yes No  
  Do you know that ChatGPT can interpret data in table, perform statistical test, interpret results and write analysis? Yes No  
  Do you know that ChatGPT can suggest diagnosis based on the symptoms or can solve complex mathematical problems? Yes No  
  Do you know that ChatGPT can generate references in the desired format (Vancouver, Harvard, MLA and the like)? Yes No  
  Do you know that ChatGPT can-do site-specific searches (Pubmed, elicit, google scholar and the like) to avoid fake citations? Yes No  
  Do you know any other similar tools like ChatGPT that can be used for academic purposes? Yes No If yes, please specify  
  Do you know any limitations of ChatGPT? Yes No If yes, please specify    
  Attitude/Perception
  I believe that answers/responses from ChatGPT are reliable and accurate. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  I believe that ChatGPT retrieves the most recent data for generating responses. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  I feel ChatGPT can produce better results/responses than I can do in an examination/assignment. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  I feel the use of ChatGPT by students for academic purpose defeats the purpose of education Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  I believe teachers/subject experts cannot detect assignments written by ChatGPT. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  I believe that using ChatGPT has increased the convenience of completing my academic tasks, it has had an adverse effect on my education/learning. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  I feel using ChatGPT for completing written assignments/examinations is malpractice/cheating. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  I feel it is possible to use ChatGPT to support academic activities without violating ethical concerns. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  I feel the institution should prohibit the use of ChatGPT for academic purposes. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree    
  I believe AI tools like ChatGPT will become the new normal in future Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  I will recommend ChatGPT to my friends for academic purposes. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree          
  Practice
  How frequently do you use ChatGPT? Daily Weekly Monthly Rarely  
  I use or have used ChatGPT for non-academic purposes like personal projects for fun Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  I use or have used ChatGPT to help complete my academic activities Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  Use of ChatGPT has significantly reduced time and effort for completing academic work/assignment. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  My teachers/institute have prohibited the use of ChatGPT for academic purposes. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  My teachers/institutes have specified how to use AI tools like ChatGPT ethically or responsibly. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  I verify the accuracy of the information or answers given by ChatGPT. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree  
  I will continue using ChatGPT for academic purposes in the future. Strongly agree Agree Not sure Disagree Strongly disagree