The Pedagogical Impact of ChatGPT on High-school Student’s Creative Writing Skills: An Exploration of Generative AI Assisted Writing Tools

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This quasi-experimental research delved into the transformative potential of Generative AI-assisted writing tools, exemplified by ChatGPT, in enhancing the creative writing skills of eleventh-grade students within the Thai educational context. The study encompassed two primary objectives: 1) to assess the impact of Generative AI tools on students' creative writing skills before and after exposure during writing lessons; and 2) to compare the creative writing skills of students using Generative AI tools with those engaged in conventional teaching approaches. The research adopted a multi-stage sampling method, selecting 84 eleventh-grade students from a Thai secondary school, who were then divided into experimental (Generative AI-assisted) and controlled (conventional teaching) groups. The intervention involved the implementation of Generative AI Integrated Lesson Plans, integrating ChatGPT into the Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) approach. A parallel traditional teaching approach served as the controlled group. Creative writing skills were assessed through a 5-point scoring rubric before and after the intervention, covering aspects such as creativity, development, voice, literary devices, and literary conventions. The study employed statistical analyses, including paired sample t-tests and independent-samples t-tests, to scrutinize the research hypotheses. Preliminary findings indicated a statistically significant enhancement in the creative writing skills of students exposed to Generative AI tools, supporting the efficacy of this technological intervention.