At the 2024 University Undergraduate Research and Arts Forum (UURAF), two EDLI undergraduate research assistants showcased their research on the role of ChatGPT in education and research methodology.
Marochelle Moreno, a senior student in Experience Architecture and mentored by Dr. Hala Sun, shared her comparative study on ChatGPT’s potential to expedite the analysis of qualitative data—a process that typically depends on the time-consuming human coding for its depth and nuance. Despite raising questions regarding coding quality, her findings highlighted that ChatGPT can uncover codes that humans might miss. This efficiency suggests that incorporating ChatGPT could significantly speed up the analysis of qualitative data sets. This work earned Marochelle a first-place award at the forum. View her online presentation here.
Matthew Hernandez, a senior majoring in Experience Architecture with a minor in Computer Science Engineering, explored ChatGPT’s application in Technical Writing instruction under the mentorship of Dr. Caitlin Kirby and Imari Cheyne Tetu. His study revealed that ChatGPT nearly matches humans in clarity and task success in technical instructions, pointing to a future where AI and human expertise collaboratively advance technical writing curricula. View his poster here.
Marochelle and Matthew’s achievements at UURAF spotlighted EDLI’s commitment to innovative research at the intersection of technology and education.