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    Generative AI and critical thinking

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    1. 1. IntroductionDefine generative AI and critical thinking in higher-education settings
    2. 2. Opportunities for deeper inquiryScaffolding brainstorming and alternative viewpoints[1]
    3. 3. Risks to independent reasoningOver-reliance and shallow verification of claims

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    How does generative AI influence students’ critical thinking?

    • Higher education, not school-age classrooms
    • Critical thinking as the outcome, not a feature list of tools
    • A short anchor set, not a systematic review
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    ChatGPT for good? On opportunities and challenges of large language models for education

    Kasneci, E., et al. (2023)
    Learning and Individual Differences
    DOI 10.1016/j.lindif.2023.102274

    Abstract available. The PDF is not in this sample.

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      How does generative AI influence students’ critical thinking?

      • Higher education, not school-age classrooms
      • Critical thinking as the outcome, not a feature list of tools

    2. 02

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      Kasneci, E., et al. (2023)

      ChatGPT for good? On opportunities and challenges of large language models for education
      Abstract available · DOI 10.1016/j.lindif.2023.102274

    3. 03

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      The review frames large language models as both a learning aid and a risk to unexamined student practice.
      This is a paraphrase of the abstract-level summary, not a quotation.

    4. 04

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      3. Risks to independent reasoning

      Over-reliance and shallow verification of claims

    5. 05

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      Generative AI can accelerate early ideation, yet its influence on students’ critical thinking depends on how tools are integrated into coursework. Reviews of large language models in education highlight both learning opportunities and the need for deliberate critical engagement (Kasneci et al., 2023). Parallel work on academic integrity stresses that assessment design must account for AI-assisted writing rather than ignore it (Cotton et al., 2024). A SWOT framing further suggests that strengths such as rapid feedback coexist with risks of uncritical acceptance of generated claims (Farrokhnia et al., 2024).
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    Start with Kasneci, E., et al. (2023) on opportunities and limits, and Cotton et al. (2024) on assessment design. Both show an abstract, not the paper. Then three sections: opportunities, risks, and what you still verify before you write.

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    1. Kasneci, E., et al. (2023)ChatGPT for good? On opportunities and challenges of large language models for educationAbstract available. DOI 10.1016/j.lindif.2023.102274
    2. Cotton, D. R. E., Cotton, P. A., & Shipway, J. R. (2024)Chatting and cheating: Ensuring academic integrity in the era of ChatGPTAbstract available. DOI 10.1080/14703297.2023.2190148

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    Sample limitNo measured effect on critical thinking is reported in the abstract-level summary.

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    Sample slideRisks to independent reasoning

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