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Qiuchen Li

Jiafan Zhang

Wei Cai

University of Calgary, Canada

 

Abstract

The study explores the potential of using ChatGPT in facilitating differentiated instruction, focusing on its ability to assess Chinese learners’ language abilities, produce materials in different genres and at different levels, create teaching tasks, and simulate assessments. The correlation was calculated between the original scores and ChatGPT-generated scores of forty-five randomly selected HSK test writing samples. Additionally, ChatGPT’s ability to generate diverse materials was tested by simulating thirty texts across various genres and levels. The study also examined ChatGPT’s capability in creating a range of tasks and assessments.

 

The result showed a significant correlation between the original scores and those generated by ChatGPT, indicating its ability as a useful tool to measure learners’ language performance. ChatGPT demonstrated efficacy in generating materials spanning different genres and difficulty levels, aligned with the CEFR benchmarks. Given specific and well-structured prompts, ChatGPT proved adept in tailoring tasks and assessments. Further research is crucial to understand the application of ChatGPT in differentiated instruction.

 

Keywords

ChatGPT, differentiated instruction, Chinese learners, language abilities

 

ChatGPT 在差异化教学中的应用

李秋晨

张佳帆

蔡薇

卡尔加里大学 , 加拿大

 

摘要

本文研究了使用 ChatGPT 辅助差异化教学的可能性，重点研究其评估汉语学习者等级，针对不同水平的学生生成不同文本、设计不同的教学任务以及测试的可操作性。通过随机方式选出45 篇 HSK 作文文本，进一步计算文本原始分数与 ChatGPT 生成的分数之间的相关性。此外，针对不同水平的学习者， ChatGPT 产出了 30 篇不同类型的教学文本，从而检测其教学文本生成能力。最后，本文检验了 ChatGPT 输出不同任务及测试的能力。

 

研究结果显示 HSK 作文文本原始分数与 ChatGPT 生成分数之间存在显著的相关关系，反映了其评估汉语学习者水平的可能性。它能够针对不同水平的学生输出不同类型教学文本，难度等级与CEFR要求一致。如果输入清楚具体的指令， ChatGPT可以灵活地输出教学任务和测试。ChatGPT 在差异化教学中的应用还需要更多深入的研究。

 

关键词

ChatGPT, 差异化教学 , 汉语学习者 , 语言能力