AI Tools as Facilitators or Threats to Vietnamese Students' Academic Integrity in Research Writing
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https://doi.org/10.54855/acoj.251623Keywords:
Artificial Intelligence, AI, academic integrity, research integrity, research writingAbstract
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has captured the world’s imagination and sparked endless debates among educators. Among the discussions is the ethical use of AI for academic purposes. The existing literature indicates that, while AI tools offer significant benefits, they also raise ethical concerns in higher education contexts. However, the impact of AI tools on the academic integrity of Vietnamese English majors' research paper writing remains relatively unexplored. This paper addresses this gap by investigating how final-year English majors in Vietnam perceived and used AI tools in their research paper writing. The study employed a quantitative approach, using a questionnaire as the primary tool to collect numerical data from 70 participants with experience in AI and research writing. Findings revealed that AI tools were generally perceived positively and were widely used in students’ research paper writing process. Ethical issues were identified as a concern among the majority of the participants. However, the collected data also showed contradictions in participants’ perceptions and use of AI. The research highlights the need to regulate the use of AI among students and to integrate these tools effectively into academic writing contexts. Urgent interventions are necessary to ensure that AI tools serve as facilitators rather than threats to academic integrity in Vietnamese students’ research writing.
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