J Educ Eval Health Prof.  2023;20(1):32. 10.3352/jeehp.2023.20.32.

ChatGPT (GPT-3.5) as an assistant tool in microbial pathogenesis studies in Sweden: a cross-sectional comparative study

• Hultgren C
• Lindkvist A
• Özenci V
• Curbo S

• KMID: 2548966
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3352/jeehp.2023.20.32

Abstract

ChatGPT (GPT-3.5) has entered higher education and there is a need to determine how to use it effectively. This descriptive study compared the ability of GPT-3.5 and teachers to answer questions from dental students and construct detailed intended learning outcomes. When analyzed according to a Likert scale, we found that GPT-3.5 answered the questions from dental students in a similar or even more elaborate way compared to the answers that had previously been provided by a teacher. GPT-3.5 was also asked to construct detailed intended learning outcomes for a course in microbial pathogenesis, and when these were analyzed according to a Likert scale they were, to a large degree, found irrelevant. Since students are using GPT-3.5, it is important that instructors learn how to make the best use of it both to be able to advise students and to benefit from its potential.

Keyword

Artificial intelligence; Dental students; Educational personnel, Microbiology; Sweden