Leon Furze

Before you read on: We have updated the AI Assessment Scale and are now focusing our attention on Version 2. However, we understand that many schools and universities around the world have done great things with the original AI Assessment Scale and we continue to support V1. Make sure to check out both versions to decide which is best for you!

The AI Assessment Scale has already been adapted in many different contexts, both K-12 and higher education, and it’s been incredibly positive to see the impact that it has had in education across the world in the few months since its publication.

In this post, I’m going to give some examples of how it’s being used across the world. If you have your own examples, I’d be happy to share them! Please use the contact form at the end of the post, or send me a DM on LinkedIn

Here are some links to the original AIAS and associated resources:

• Assessment Scale Version 2 Blog Post
• AI Assessment Scale Pilot Project Blog Post
• AI Assessment Scale eBook
• JUTLP Volume 21 Number 6: AI Assessment Scale Pilot
• The AI Assessment Scale (AIAS) in action: A pilot implementation of GenAI supported assessment (preprint)

You can access a free ebook on the AIAS with over 50 activities for the 5 levels by signing up for the mailing list here:

Examples of the AIAS in Action

Vera Cubero has been developing and promoting her adaptations of the AI Assessment Scale across the US, beginning with the initial version (left) and now extending into the “0-infinity” scale (right). Both versions of the scale have been released under a CC BY NC SA license for sharing and adaptation.

In Higher Education, Lucas Wright provided this version which focuses on clear statements and adds “AI as a study tool” to the levels.

Jessica Barker and Kimberley Pace Becker also offered this variation on the original AIAS shared in our first preprint, in 2023, aligning it with Bloom’s taxonomy and their writing assignments:

Isabelle Bertolotti contacted me with these detailed examples which translate the AIAS into French (for a French-Canadian audience) and align the original scale with ethical standards:

Jeremie Rostan added competencies to the original Scale, ranging from informal to meaningful use of the technology and incorporating critique and evaluation.

And just as I was writing this post, Nneka J. McGee shared this AIAS inspired AI Creative Framework Indicator, which provides an easy way to acknowledge AI use in a fashion similar to the Creative Commons acronyms (e.g., ACFI: NA for “No AI”):

Pete Dunford has added the AIAS to his free collection of resources for students including a new symbol system to help students understand the different levels aligned with his prompt examples:

In Spain, Vicent Gadea Mira has translated the AIAS and has been discussing it recently at educational seminars.

Here’s what he has to say about it:

La implementación de herramientas como la AIAS y la elaboración de marcos de uso de la IA en las instituciones educativas es fundamental para garantizar un uso responsable y adecuado de esta tecnología, promoviendo la integridad académica y el desarrollo de habilidades críticas.

The implementation of tools such as the AIAS and the development of frameworks for the use of AI in educational institutions is essential to ensure a responsible and appropriate use of this technology, promoting academic integrity and the development of critical skills. (Automatically translated in LinkedIn.)

Flinders University in Australia offers this variation, which includes notes on how assessors assess learning, and how students demonstrate learning:

Erik Devlies offered one of the earliest translations of the AIAS with this Dutch version, and the accompanying website explaining the rationale behind the Scale:

Inspired by both the original AIAS and Erik Devlies translation, Bas Heerink also offers this Dutch translation, with an accompanying graphic and explainers (available on a different website):

Beyond these examples, we have heard from academics and educators across the world about how they’re using the AIAS. Anna May Drake at the International School of Panama has been building units around the levels of the scale. Laura Dumin shared that she adds “situational” to the options to make the scale more flexible, and Paul McAfee, admin of the Facebook Assignments and Assessments int he Age of AI group, will be using the scale fro an entrepreneurial course in Singapore.

Dr Mike Perkins, lead author of our first paper The Artificial Intelligence Assessment Scale (AIAS): A Framework for Ethical Integration of Generative AI in Educational Assessment, is also currently travelling the world and hearing about various uses of the AIAS, including in London high schools and at the University of Wales Trinity St David.

I work with hundreds of schools and universities in Australia and across the world, and many of the schools I work with are now creating adaptations of the AIAS for their own contexts. Beaconhills College, The Knox School, and Tintern Grammar in Melbourne have all worked on their own versions, as have Hills Grammar in NSW and St. Joseph’s in Mildura. As these K-12 versions develop and take on the character of their schools, I’ll be sharing more about the adaptations.

If you have used the AIAS, adapted it to your context, or have any questions we would love to hear from you. Please get in touch using the form below or via LinkedIn: