Using ChatGPT to create constructively aligned assessment tasks and criteria in the context of higher education teaching

Abstract

The chapter deals with the question, how ChatGPT can be used to support and facilitate the planning of competence-oriented written university examinations. Therefore, the possibilities and potentials of ChatGPT in the formulation of learning outcomes, the derivation of examination tasks from the outcomes and the formulation of assessment criteria are examplarily demonstrated and analyzed. First, it is explained what ChatGPT actually is and which aspects should be considered when using it. Then didactic concepts and requirements for designing higher education examinations (especially the constructive alignment concept) are presented, which ChatGPT can support. The focus is on the competence-oriented design of written examinations with open answer formats. Therefore, the use of ChatGPT in the generation of learning outcomes, examination tasks and assessment criteria as well as the critical review and optimization of the drafts will be presented using an example from the domain of work and organizational psychology.