Learning With an AI Without Handing Over the Thinking · seed 1 · A4, ink-friendly. The answer key prints on its own page for grown-ups.

Use AI as a tutor, not a substitute

Learning to Learn · Learning to Learn · ages 16-18
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  1. Which two checks do NOT rely on the same model?

    • Asking the model again in different words
    • A textbook and running the calculation yourself
    • Two chatbots trained on the same data

  2. What order keeps the thinking yours when you use AI?

    • Attempt first, ask the model, then check independently
    • Check the textbook, then skip attempting entirely
    • Ask the model, copy it, then submit quickly

  3. If an AI answer sounds confident and fluent, it is safe to trust without checking.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. When does using AI become plagiarism?

    • When you ask it to quiz you before a test
    • When you submit generated work as your own
    • When you use it to brainstorm examples your teacher allows

  5. What is the difference between getting unstuck and skipping the work?

    • Getting unstuck is faster than skipping the work
    • There is no difference if the final answer is correct
    • Getting unstuck uses a hint and you finish; skipping copies the output

  6. A model gives you a perfect-looking reference. What do you do?

    • Trace it to the real source before using the claim
    • Ask the same model whether the reference is real
    • Trust it, since fake references are rare

  7. How do you turn an answer machine into a tutor?

    • Ask it to quiz you, explain your errors, and set fresh problems
    • Ask it for the full answer as fast as possible
    • Ask it to write in a style teachers cannot detect

  8. Two students use AI for coding homework. One asks for hints and debugs alone. The other pastes the solution and submits. What differs at exam time?

    • The second learned more by reading good code
    • Nothing, since both submitted working code
    • The first can code alone; the second only knows the paste button
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  1. A textbook and running the calculation yourself · Independent checks live outside the model that gave you the answer.
  2. Attempt first, ask the model, then check independently · Attempting first builds the understanding you need to judge its answer.
  3. False · Fluency comes from remixing patterns, not from knowing the truth.
  4. When you submit generated work as your own · Passing off generated text as yours counts like copying a classmate.
  5. Getting unstuck uses a hint and you finish; skipping copies the output · Only finishing the job yourself leaves you able to do it alone.
  6. Trace it to the real source before using the claim · Models fabricate references that look perfect, so trace them.
  7. Ask it to quiz you, explain your errors, and set fresh problems · A tutor questions you. An answer machine just outputs.
  8. The first can code alone; the second only knows the paste button · Learning sticks only when you do the thinking the task was teaching.
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