{"id":196118,"date":"2026-03-15T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/ai-has-exposed-age-old-problems-with-university-coursework-ai-artificial-intelligence\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T13:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:40:09","slug":"ai-has-exposed-age-old-problems-with-university-coursework-ai-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/15\/ai-has-exposed-age-old-problems-with-university-coursework-ai-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework | AI (artificial intelligence)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/mar\/15\/ai-has-exposed-age-old-problems-with-university-coursework\">AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework | AI (artificial intelligence)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/mar\/15\/ai-has-exposed-age-old-problems-with-university-coursework\">https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/mar\/15\/ai-has-exposed-age-old-problems-with-university-coursework<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-15 12:54:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.theguardian.com\">www.theguardian.com<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The concern among academics about AI&#8217;s impact on critical thinking is valid but risks overlooking long-standing issues in academic assessment.<\/li>\n<li>Outsourcing thinking, such as using essay mills or shared papers, predates AI and indicates a deeper issue in how assignments are crafted and evaluated.<\/li>\n<li>AI merely exacerbates existing problems by providing tools that allow for convincing writing without the underpinning thought.<\/li>\n<li>The focus on traditional essay-based assessments may misrepresent true intellectual engagement, as they can be easily replicated without actual thinking.<\/li>\n<li>Instead of idealizing a pre-AI era, universities should refocus assessment to measure deeper skills like reflection, interpretation, and intellectual effort.<\/li>\n<li>The challenge lies in redesigning learning and assessment practices to prioritize understanding and analytical skills over merely producing a polished piece of writing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI has exposed age-old problems with university coursework | AI (artificial intelligence) https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/mar\/15\/ai-has-exposed-age-old-problems-with-university-coursework Publish Date:&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":196119,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/24c97e857c1d4fe8cd59ee7faf398aec7e503ec4\/747_0_5840_4672\/master\/5840.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=7a2cff8cc04a623dc7053e1f43c551a8","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[20],"class_list":["post-196118","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artificial-intelligence","tag-artificial-intelligence"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196118"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196118"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196118\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":196120,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196118\/revisions\/196120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196119"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196118"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196118"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196118"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}