B2 • 40mTarget: 250–320 words

Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

Task Prompt

Some educators believe that the widespread adoption of generative AI tools in universities will lead to intellectual laziness and diminished critical thinking skills among students. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this view? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your knowledge or experience.

Target Expressions0/4 used
on the premise thatRequired

based on the assumption or foundational idea that

e.g. “Opponents argue on the premise that automation discourages deep inquiry.”

shed light onRequired

clarify, explain, or reveal critical details about an issue

e.g. “Recent pedagogical studies shed light on how dialogic AI sharpens analytical rigor.”

fallacyRequired

a mistaken belief or faulty chain of reasoning

e.g. “Equating automated synthesis with intellectual decline commits a fundamental fallacy.”

notwithstandingRequired

in spite of; despite

e.g. “Notwithstanding initial skepticism, AI integration has modernized curriculum design.”

Scoring Criteria Focus
  • •Consistent position from introduction through conclusion
  • •Topic sentences with clear analytical progression
  • •Concession addressing potential risks of over-reliance
  • •Lexical precision: critical inquiry, cognitive offloading, pedagogical scaffolding
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Words Written
Target: 250–320
0 paragraph(s) • 0 sentence(s)
Instant Structural Diagnostics (L1 Rules)
Word countfail

0 words: 250 below the 250-word minimum.

Target expressionsfail

0/4 target expressions used.

Linking wordsfail

No linking words detected. Use contrast / addition / result connectors.

Lexical varietyinfo

Write at least 40 words to measure vocabulary variety.

Sentence varietyinfo

Write at least 3 sentences to measure sentence variety.