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Xia and colleagues scope empirical research on how generative AI is changing higher-education assessment. Following PRISMA-ScR procedures, they search ERIC, Web of Science, and Scopus, screen 969 records, and include 32 studies, mostly from 2023.
Findings are organised across students, teachers, and institutions. At student level, the literature reports opportunities for immediate and diverse feedback, self-assessment, and perceived impartiality, alongside academic-integrity concerns. For teachers, GenAI changes assessment literacy, beliefs about human and automated judgement, and task and feedback design. Institutions face pressure to reconsider policies, staff development, and interdisciplinary provision. The authors argue that assessment should cultivate self-regulated and responsible learning rather than focus only on detecting AI use. This forward-looking scoping review maps an early evidence base; it does not estimate effects or establish that proposed reforms improve learning, and some included studies discuss GenAI generally.
Practical implications include developing assessment, AI, and digital literacy; designing holistic tasks with student agency; clarifying ethical expectations; and aligning institutional policy, teacher capability, and educational purpose. Rapid technological change means these patterns require continuing empirical evaluation.
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