AI@JCU AI For Staff Redesigning Assessment to Integrate AI

AI Guides: Redesigning Assessment to Integrate AI

1) Choose your AI setting (pick one per assessment)

A. Open (AI allowed with transparency)

Use when AI can support ideas or drafting and the learning goal is students’ judgement and justification.

Student requirements: Declare AI use; keep a short Process Log; verify key claims; complete a brief oral check.

Good for: Essays, briefs, proposals, concept sketches, early code prototypes.

B. Guided (AI allowed only for specific parts)

Use when some steps may be assisted but core reasoning must be shown personally.

Student requirements: Follow the allowed steps only (e.g., brainstorm or outline), submit Process Log, and pass a walk-through or viva on the core parts.

Good for: Lab/design work, data commentary, lesson plans, legal/statutory reasoning.

C. Closed (AI not allowed for this task)

Use when the task directly evidences a capability that must be performed personally.

Student requirements: Confirm no AI assistance; expect a short in-class check of authorship (e.g., a quick derivation, micro-demo, or questions on methods).

Good for: Calculations under time, clinical/ethical judgements, code-by-hand checks, oral performance.

Tip: You can mix settings across a subject (e.g., Open in Assessment 1, Guided in Assessment 2, Closed for a capstone check).

2) Add one verification step (keep it small)

Pick one that fits your context:

  • 2–3 minute viva (one concept, one follow-up question).
  • Walk-through of code, logic, or design choices.
  • In-class micro-demo (whiteboard, quick build, or worked example).
  • Annotated Process Log showing prompts → outputs → decisions → final changes.

3) Copy-paste wording for task briefs

Open setting (AI allowed with transparency)

AI use: You may use AI for idea generation and early drafting. You must (1) keep a brief Process Log (prompts, key outputs, your decisions/revisions), (2) verify claims with sources you have read, and (3) complete a 2–3 minute oral check in class on your decisions and what AI missed. Declaration is mandatory on the cover sheet.

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Guided setting (AI allowed for specific parts only)

AI use: You may use AI for brainstorming keywords and creating an outline. Do not use AI to draft the analysis or final text. Submit a Process Log and be prepared for a short walk-through of your analysis. Declaration is mandatory on the cover sheet.

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Closed setting (AI not allowed)

AI use: AI tools are not permitted for this assessment because it evidences a capability that must be performed personally. You will complete a short in-class check (e.g., derivation/method questions). Declaration is mandatory on the cover sheet.

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4) One rubric row (add under “Process & Professional Judgement”) Example

High Distinction: Process is transparent and coherent; choices are well-justified; any AI outputs are tested, corrected, and clearly integrated; oral/walk-through shows confident command.

Credit: Process is documented; some testing and correction of outputs; justification mostly sound with minor gaps.

Pass: Limited documentation; light or superficial checking of outputs; justification is partial.

Fail: No or false declaration; uncritical acceptance of outputs; insufficient evidence of personal judgement.

5) What goes in a simple Process Log (student template)

  • Prompt or action used (one line).
  • Key output or idea (one line or screenshot).
  • Your decision (keep/change/ignore and why).
  • What you checked (source, test, peer review, calculation).
  • What changed in the final (brief note).
  • (Keep it to one page; bullets are fine.

6) LearnJCU setup

  • In the assessment Instructions, paste the AI setting wording above.
  • Add the required files: main submission, Process Log (Open/Guided only).
  • Add a checkbox to the cover sheet: “I have declared all AI assistance (or none)” or one that is designed by your respective college.
  • Create a rubric with a “Process & Professional Judgement” criterion using the row above.
  • Schedule a short viva slot in tutorials (pairs or trios to speed it up) as per the assessment design.

7) Marker quick notes (consistency)

  • Grade what students can explain or walk through, not just polish.
  • If Process Log is required and weak/missing, score lower on “Process & Professional Judgement.”
  • You may use AI to draft formative comments, but you verify and own the final feedback.
  • Start marking with a 10-minute norming using two samples (one with visible AI assistance, one without).

8) JCU practice tips (fast wins)

  • Show, in Week 1, one acceptable and one unacceptable example of AI use for your subject.
  • Keep the oral check compact: one concept, one minute, one follow-up.
  • For students opting out of AI, offer an equivalent non-AI route with the same criteria and similar workload.
  • If using Microsoft Copilot, ask students to export prompts/snippets into the Process Log—no personal or confidential data if they have not logged in using their JCU credentials. If they have logged in then they can share this information as it will be secure.

Education Design Support

Need help? Quick consults, sample Process Logs, viva prompts, moderation packs (internal).