Grading the Chats: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of Student AI Use

Analyzing student interactions with AI to define "effective use"

In an effort to spice up my explanations of the “grade the chats” approach, I have decided to lean on the occasional corny pop culture reference — like the one you see above to my father’s favorite spaghetti western film. Humor me!

This series will look at three sets of student AI transcripts. I will provide snapshots of their AI use and provide an infor…