Students’ Guide – Quick Reference

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◆ Purpose

AI is a compass, not a shortcut.
It helps you understand and practise, but the final work must always be yours.

◆ The Four Literacy Skills

✦ Diagnosis – Spot where you are stuck.
✦ Decomposition – Break tasks into smaller steps.
✦ Prompt Engineering – Ask AI for guidance, practice, or explanation, not answers.
✦ Critical Evaluation – Check AI’s response against notes and explain it back in your own words.

◆ The Workflow

▸ Understand: Ask AI to explain concepts simply.
▸ Practise: Use AI for quizzes and feedback.
▸ Create: Outline essays or projects with AI support, but write them yourself.
▸ Review: Summarise, reflect, and check for gaps.

◆ Subject Strategies

▸ STEM: “Show me how to solve this type of problem step by step, but let me do the calculations.”
▸ Humanities: “List three causes of World War I, then ask me to explain how they connect.”
▸ Languages: “Ask me three comprehension questions about this passage. Critique my reasoning after I answer.”
▸ Creative Arts: “Analyse my art project idea and suggest three artists I could research for inspiration.”

◆ Integrity Checklist

▸ Before: Decide if you want to understand, practise, or review.
▸ During: Explain AI’s response back in your own words.
▸ After: Check you can solve or write without AI.
▸ Always: Keep your voice and effort at the centre of your work.

◆ Final Reminder

AI guides. You decide.
Use AI to strengthen your learning, but let your independence and creativity shine through.