AI and assessment: Rethinking assessment strategies and supporting students in appropriate use of AI

LYNSEY ANNE MEAKIN, SENIOR LECTURER IN EDUCATION, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF DERBY, UK Traditional assessment methods often fall short in capturing students’ true abilities and fostering authentic learning experiences, and the introduction of AI (artificial intelligence) tools further complicates the task of accurately assessing genuine student learning.   This article will provide a brief explanation of what generative artificial intelligence is, and will consider what types of assessment it can support and where it can hinder assessment. Details about how AI can be incorporated into assessments when it is appropriate will be provided, and suggestions for how assessments can be developed to reduce the likelihood of AI being used when its use is not appropriate will also be included. What is generative AI, what types of assessment can it support and where can it hinder assessment? Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a natural language-processing artificia