A Study on the Attitude of Post Graduate Students of Dibrugarh University towards Use of ChatGPT for Academic Purposes

ChatGPT exemplifies how advanced language models are reshaping communication, education, and decision-making by providing instant, context-aware responses across domains. Understanding attitudes toward ChatGPT is crucial today because public trust, ethical concerns, and perceived usefulness will determine how widely and responsibly these AI tools are adopted. The purpose of the present study was to examine the attitude of Post Graduate students of Dibrugarh University towards the use of ChatGPT for academic purposes. The study was conducted in Dibrugarh University, Assam. The descriptive survey method was used for the present study. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select a sample of 210 Post Graduate students from Arts, Commerce, and Science streams, ensuring equal representation of male and female students. The primary data were collected through an adapted version of the standardized “Attitude Towards ChatGPT Scale” developed by K. Thangavel and A. Gangadharan (2023). The collected data were analysed using statistical techniques such as mean, standard deviation, t-test, and ANOVA to interpret the results and draw conclusions. The findings of the study revealed that the overall attitude of Post Graduate students towards the use of ChatGPT for academic purposes was highly positive. It was also found that there was no significant difference between male and female students in terms of their attitude. However, a significant difference was observed among students from different academic streams, where Commerce students showed a more positive attitude compared to Arts and Science students. The study concluded that ChatGPT is widely accepted as a useful academic tool among Post Graduate students. However, the variation among academic streams indicates the need for proper awareness and training to ensure effective and ethical use of AI tools in education. The study recommends that educational institutions should organize training programmes, include AI tools in the curriculum, and develop clear guidelines for responsible use to enhance the quality of teaching -learning processes.

Attitude, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence

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