Metacognitive Strategies Used in Chat GPT among College Students

Abstract

In March 2023, OpenAI released Chat GPT (GPT) version 4.0, which quickly set off a new wave of artificial intelligence around the world. Compared with the previous edition, GPT-4 is much stronger in terms of basic functions, imagination space, logic ability, and thinking ability. This study relates metacognitive concepts that have been developed for more than four decades to the use of GPT, trying to explore the association between metacognitive application level and GPT usage among college students in mainland China. In this study, MCQ-30 questionnaire was used, and the use method of 5 college students was explored by interview. Finally, the characteristics were analyzed by combining the score of the questionnaire with their use method. The study found that college students with higher metacognitive levels were able to clearly describe their goals and processes with GPT, and were able to critically adopt the answers given by GPT, while students with lower levels rely more on GPT than just using it as a tool.