Challenges of the use of ChatGPT for enhancing academic research writing
| Items of section 3 of the questionnaire | SA | A | N | D | SD | Mean | Std. Dev. | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT generates inaccurate or misleading content when used in writing research projects | N | 22 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 2.81 | 1.326 | 8 |
| % | 21.6% | 20.6% | 25.5% | 19.6% | 12.6% | ||||
| ChatGPT encourages plagiarism in my academic writing | N | 19 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 2.84 | 1.326 | 7 |
| % | 18.6% | 25.5% | 23.5% | 17.6% | 14.7% | ||||
| ChatGPT prompts me to become overly reliant on its assistance when used in writing research projects | N | 23 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 2.90 | 1.404 | 6 |
| % | 22.5% | 20.6% | 15.7% | 26.5% | 14.7% | ||||
| ChatGPT prompts ethical concerns when used in academic research writing | N | 15 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 2.92 | 1.295 | 5 |
| % | 14.7% | 28.5% | 21.6% | 20.6% | 14.7% | ||||
| Using ChatGPT in academic research writing results in a decline in my creative abilities | N | 6 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 3.15 | 1.230 | 4 |
| % | 5.9% | 31.4 | 24.5 | 18.6% | 19.6% | ||||
| Using ChatGPT in academic research writing prompts me to abandon my critical thinking | N | 3 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 3.33 | 1.075 | 2 |
| % | 2.9% | 22.5% | 27.5 | 32.4% | 14.7% | ||||
| Using ChatGPT in academic research writing reduces the integrity of academic writing | N | 11 | 30 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 3.23 | 1.378 | 3 |
| % | 10.8% | 29.4% | 9.8% | 26.5% | 23.5% | ||||
| ChatGPT has the potential to substitute for a teacher in providing feedback on my research work | N | 9 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 25 | 3.54 | 1.232 | 1 |
| % | 8.8% | 11.8% | 20.6% | 34.4% | 24.5% | ||||
| Weighted mean | 3.21 | ||||||||
| Standard deviation | 0.862 | ||||||||
| Items of section 3 of the questionnaire | SA | A | N | D | SD | Mean | Std. Dev. | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ChatGPT generates inaccurate or misleading content when used in writing research projects | N | 22 | 21 | 26 | 20 | 13 | 2.81 | 1.326 | 8 |
| % | 21.6% | 20.6% | 25.5% | 19.6% | 12.6% | ||||
| ChatGPT encourages plagiarism in my academic writing | N | 19 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 2.84 | 1.326 | 7 |
| % | 18.6% | 25.5% | 23.5% | 17.6% | 14.7% | ||||
| ChatGPT prompts me to become overly reliant on its assistance when used in writing research projects | N | 23 | 21 | 16 | 27 | 15 | 2.90 | 1.404 | 6 |
| % | 22.5% | 20.6% | 15.7% | 26.5% | 14.7% | ||||
| ChatGPT prompts ethical concerns when used in academic research writing | N | 15 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 2.92 | 1.295 | 5 |
| % | 14.7% | 28.5% | 21.6% | 20.6% | 14.7% | ||||
| Using ChatGPT in academic research writing results in a decline in my creative abilities | N | 6 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 3.15 | 1.230 | 4 |
| % | 5.9% | 31.4 | 24.5 | 18.6% | 19.6% | ||||
| Using ChatGPT in academic research writing prompts me to abandon my critical thinking | N | 3 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 15 | 3.33 | 1.075 | 2 |
| % | 2.9% | 22.5% | 27.5 | 32.4% | 14.7% | ||||
| Using ChatGPT in academic research writing reduces the integrity of academic writing | N | 11 | 30 | 10 | 27 | 24 | 3.23 | 1.378 | 3 |
| % | 10.8% | 29.4% | 9.8% | 26.5% | 23.5% | ||||
| ChatGPT has the potential to substitute for a teacher in providing feedback on my research work | N | 9 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 25 | 3.54 | 1.232 | 1 |
| % | 8.8% | 11.8% | 20.6% | 34.4% | 24.5% | ||||
| Weighted mean | 3.21 | ||||||||
| Standard deviation | 0.862 | ||||||||
Note(s): Strongly agree (SA), Agree (A), Neutral (N), Disagree (D), Strongly disagree (SD)
Source(s): The author’s own work
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