4. Co-Teaching with AI

Can ChatGPT help a student reflect after receiving a disappointing grade?

• Yes, fully and totally.

• Sort of — it can ask questions, but the teacher needs to guide the meaning

• No. ChatGPT only provides answers, not emotional support.

• No. Students should not seek help from AI after poor grades.

Can ChatGPT model student-level thinking in its responses?

• Yes, but only for subjects that are heavily based on writing e.g. English, TOK

• Yes — if you prompt it to “act like a student at level X”

• No — it always sounds polished and professional.

• No, ChatGPT cannot model any type of thinking.

Can ChatGPT challenge a student's surface-level idea?

• Yes — if told to act like a Socratic (thinking) partner

• No — it avoids conflict

• Yes — but only in philosophical subjects

• No — it usually agrees with whatever you say

Can ChatGPT be trusted to coach a student independently in class?

• Yes — it’s like a TA

• No — it can’t replace supervision

• Only for early finishers/high-achievers

• Sometimes — but only with clearly framed tasks and boundaries

Can ChatGPT give students feedback in the style of their teacher?

• No — it can’t copy tone

• Yes — if you tell it what that style sounds like

• No — it only writes neutrally

• Yes - but only when you provide voice notes.

Can ChatGPT scaffold a task by giving students one step at a time?

• No — it is forced to dump everything at once

• Yes - but only in the paid version

• No - it does not comprehend such instructions.

• Yes — if prompted

Can ChatGPT offer alternative perspectives on a topic a student is exploring?

• No - it only has the capacity to give one viewpoint.

• Yes — especially if you prompt it to “be a critic”

• Yes - but you must clearly prompt it what the alternative perspectives are

• No - it always agrees with you

Can ChatGPT detect when a student misunderstands a concept?

• Yes — it flags confusion

• No — and it sometimes makes the same mistake

• Yes — if it sees the answer is wrong

• No — it can’t “sense” misunderstanding without being told

Can ChatGPT help a student revise their thinking after getting something wrong?

• No — it always corrects without explaining

• Yes — but only with exam-style questions

• Yes — if prompted to ask questions instead of giving answers

• No — it doesn’t respond to failure well

Can ChatGPT simulate a teacher-student coaching dialogue?

• Yes — if prompted to respond in back-and-forth style

• No — it just dumps information

• Yes — but it’s unnatural and slow

• Only in theory-based subjects