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April 16th, 2025
By Rachel Fundator, clinical assistant professor and information literacy instructional designer, and Dr. Clarence Maybee, associate dean for learning and W. Wayne Booker Chair in Information Literacy
The Institute for Information Literacy at Purdue recently awarded a seed grant to a research team to explore Ph.D. students’ perceptions of ChatGPT-generated content for their coursework.
The rise of generative AI technologies poses many opportunities and challenges for instructors, learners, and educational institutions. While studies have investigated how learners utilize generative AI, little attention is devoted to learners working on advanced degrees and how they perceive generative AI content for their academic work. A team of researchers, led by Dr. Ehsan Mohammadi from the School of Information Science at the University of South Carolina, is researching to determine how Ph. D. students understand the quality and usefulness of AI-generated content and the factors influencing their acceptance and adoption of generative AI technologies.
The Institute is eager to learn more about the research team’s findings, which have implications for stakeholders seeking to enhance student learning experiences in higher education in the age of AI.
Institute Awardees for “Understanding Ph.D. Students’ Perceptions and Information Literacy Skills in Interacting with ChatGPT-Generated Content”
Jiaxuan Zhang, Ph.D. Student in the School of Information Science, University of South Carolina
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