Brandon A. BakiAssessed work · for students and teachers
Using AI in assessed work: five levels
Your teacher sets one level for every assessed task. Check it before you start – and if you use AI, say how.
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1
No AI
Show what you can do on your own.
AI involvementYou mayuse your notes, books and your teacher’s help
You mustdo every part without AI tools
The evidenceeverything you hand in
For examplean in-class essay; a lab practical
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2
AI to plan
AI helps you get started. The work is yours.
AI involvementYou maybrainstorm ideas, ask for an outline, find questions to research
You mustmake the final piece yourself, and keep your AI chat
The evidenceyour plan, your drafts and the final piece
For examplechoosing the topic for a research project
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3
AI to improve
You make it. AI gives feedback you choose whether to use.
AI involvementYou mayask AI for feedback, suggestions or a grammar check
You mustmake every change yourself, and note what you changed and why
The evidenceyour first draft beside your final one, and your notes
For exampleredrafting a lab report
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4
AI as a partner
AI does parts of the work. You direct, check and improve it.
AI involvementYou maymake drafts, code, images or data with AI
You mustcheck every part, improve it, and show which parts came from AI
The evidenceyour prompts, your checks, your improvements and your reflection
For examplebuilding a prototype app
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5
AI to explore
Using AI creatively is the point of the task.
AI involvementYou mayuse AI tools in new ways, combine them and push their limits
You mustexplain your process and judge the results critically
The evidenceyour process, your evaluation and what you discovered
For exampleinvestigating how an image generator shows bias
Say how you used AI
- 1Which tool
- 2When
- 3What you asked
- 4What you kept, changed or rejected
“I asked an AI chatbot for an outline on 3 March. I kept two of its five headings and wrote everything else myself.”