Here are some characteristics of good and bad assessment in the age of artificial intelligence. These characteristics emerged from a preliminary analysis of university students’ comments as part of the PUPP data collection.
Characteristics of a good activity | Characteristics of a bad activity |
Contains changes in each session | Has already been used during from a previous session |
Contains complex and grounded issues | Contains only factual questions or simple exercises repetitive |
Need a creativity on the part of the student | Contains predictable questions |
Encourages the application of knowledge | Focuses on memorization |
Promotes creation | Lack of context |
Promotes student engagement | Does not arouse interest in the student |
Can with difficulty be answered by AI | Can easily be answered by answers generated by AI |
Combine several shapes assessment ( oral , written , individual , group ) | Uses a single assessment format |
Goals clear , precise which are often repeated or presented in various ways | Poorly defined objectives , lack of specificity |
Integrates elements evaluation in a way frequent and continuous | Assessment focused towards the final result |
Offers choices staff to students to make their more meaningful learning | Lack of personalization for learners or lack of contextualization |
Student Collaboration framed with a distribution clear responsibilities | None instructions on the division of tasks in teamwork |
Assessment supervised during high – stakes assessments | Lack of oversight during high- stakes assessments |
Contains a verification of authenticity | None measure required to verify the authenticity of the work |
Contains a reflection metacognitive on the process of creating work | Lack of reflection on the process of creating work |
Contains AI training elements | Lack of training on the use of AI |

