Table 3 Perceived benefits, challenges and limitations of ChatGPT as a learning assistant
From: Cultivating writing skills: the role of ChatGPT as a learning assistant—a case study
Themes | Codes |
|---|---|
Perceived benefits of ChatGPT as a learning assistant | Engaging and interesting |
Helping actively participate in writing tasks | |
Providing corrections and suggestions to improve writing | |
Assisting in making writing more formal | |
Clarifying doubts and providing explanations upon further questioning | |
Beneficial for beginner writers | |
Challenges and limitations of ChatGPT as a learning assistant | Technical issues (i.e. logging in) |
Incorrect or confusing corrections | |
Changing meaning or context of the text | |
Problems with conjunctions and making sentences more complex | |
Adding unnecessary or unrelated items to the text | |
Difficulties in correcting ChatGPT’s suggested corrections | |
Being stereotypical or lacking a nuanced understanding of language |