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Learning to Learn · Learning to Learn · ages 16-18
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  1. Which pair provides checks outside the model's own assurance?

    • Ask the same model twice and accept the answer if its wording stays similar
    • Compare with a course source and work through the calculation yourself
    • Ask two chatbots to agree and accept their agreement without checking evidence

  2. Your teacher allows AI hints. Which order gives you practice and a check on the help?

    • Attempt the task, ask for a hint, then check independently
    • Ask for the solution, copy it, then ask the model whether it is correct
    • Read a solution first, skip your attempt, then submit it without checking

  3. A confident, fluent AI answer is enough evidence that the answer is correct.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. Your teacher permits AI practice quizzes but requires an essay written by you. Which action breaks that rule?

    • Answering an AI practice quiz, then drafting your own essay
    • Submitting an AI-written paragraph as your own
    • Checking a quotation in the assigned book before you cite it

  5. You need practice linking evidence to an essay claim. Your teacher allows AI hints. Which use leaves you practising that link?

    • Copy the model's finished paragraph and change a few words before submitting it
    • Let the model choose the evidence and write the paragraph while you watch
    • Ask for a hint, check it against the reading, and write the link yourself

  6. An AI gives you a plausible reference and a quotation from it. What should you do before citing the quotation?

    • Find the source and compare the quotation with its relevant passage
    • Ask the same model to confirm the quotation and use its reassurance as proof
    • Accept the quotation because the reference includes an author and publication date

  7. An AI quiz marks your answer incorrect, but your course textbook appears to support it. What should you do next?

    • Compare the passage and reasoning; ask your teacher if the conflict remains
    • Change your answer to match the AI key without reading the textbook passage again
    • Ask the same AI to repeat its key and treat an unchanged answer as proof it is correct

  8. One student uses an AI hint and debugs the code herself. Another copies a working solution. What can you conclude from this information alone?

    • The copier must be better prepared because reading working code guarantees skill
    • Both students must be equally prepared because their submitted programs work
    • The hint user practised debugging; test both without AI to check their skill
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  1. Compare with a course source and work through the calculation yourself · A relevant course source and your independent calculation provide evidence beyond model reassurance. Agreement alone is not proof.
  2. Attempt the task, ask for a hint, then check independently · Your attempt identifies the stuck part. A hint can help with that part, and an independent check tests the help.
  3. False · Confidence and fluency describe how an answer sounds. They do not establish whether its claims or references are accurate.
  4. Submitting an AI-written paragraph as your own · The stated rule requires your own essay writing. Presenting an AI-written paragraph as yours breaks that rule.
  5. Ask for a hint, check it against the reading, and write the link yourself · A checked hint can support your attempt. You still practise explaining the link when you write it yourself.
  6. Find the source and compare the quotation with its relevant passage · Find and read the source. Check the quotation's wording and whether the passage supports the claim you want to make.
  7. Compare the passage and reasoning; ask your teacher if the conflict remains · AI quiz keys and feedback can contain errors. Compare the relevant passage and reasoning, with teacher help if needed.
  8. The hint user practised debugging; test both without AI to check their skill · The descriptions show different practice, not each student's full ability. An unaided task provides evidence of what each can do.
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