This research paper explored whether using ChatGPT to help students write essays is better than getting help from a teacher, using a checklist, or getting no help at all. Researchers asked 117 college students to write an essay and then revise it using one of these four methods. They found that students who used ChatGPT got the best scores on their essays, but they didn't learn the information as well as the other students. The researchers think this might be because the students relied too much on ChatGPT to do the work for them instead of thinking about the task on their own. They also found that none of the types of help made a difference in students' motivation to do the task. Overall, the study suggests that ChatGPT can be helpful for writing, but teachers need to make sure students are still learning and thinking for themselves when they use it.

https://arxiv.org/pdf/2412.09315