EFL Student and Teacher Perceptions and Practices of ChatGPT Use in Academic Writing

Saudi Arabia-based research on 60 female English as a Foreign Language students' real-time ChatGPT use during a timed argumentative essay task. The dataset includes screen recordings of prompts and AI outputs, pre- and post-task survey data, teacher ratings of ChatGPT functions, and short interview transcripts. The study was authored by Reem Alsadoon and last updated on 2026-03-19.

Use Cases

• Analyze correlations between self-reported integrity beliefs and observed copying behavior based on survey and screen recording data.
• Identify patterns of ChatGPT usage (e.g., editing vs. brainstorming) based on recorded prompts and interaction timing.
• Compare student and teacher perceptions of acceptable AI use based on survey and rating data.
• Cluster students into user types (constructive, hybrid, substitutive) based on behavioral metrics like copy ratio and Levenshtein distance.

Strengths

• Includes observed behavioral data from screen recordings of 60 students, reducing reliance on self-reports.
• Employs mixed-methods with quantitative metrics (copy ratio, Levenshtein distance) and qualitative data (interviews).
• Compares perspectives from both students and 20 teachers on AI acceptability.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The sample is limited to 60 female students from a specific demographic (Saudi EFL learners), which may limit generalizability.
• The primary data file is a 680.7 KB DOCX, suggesting a limited scope focused on the research paper and supplementary materials rather than a large, structured dataset.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Reem Alsadoon.

Collection Method

Mixed-methods study involving a controlled lab task, screen recording, surveys, teacher ratings, and interviews.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 06:26:49; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Saudi Arabia (implied by the participant group of Saudi EFL students).