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Am I Cooked? English Literature NEA Disaster

I am in year 13 and at the end of the Autumn term I gave in my last piece of English Literature coursework, it was due on the 13th of December. The main problem I have is that l used A.l for the entirety of the piece of work, like it's entirely A.I. I obviously didn't intend for THAT to be my final piece of work, l'd just wanted to put SOMETHING down and hand it into google classroom.

On the 11th of December, I went on a school field trip out of the country and I was like, "I can finish my coursework on the coach to the airport or on the plane to our destination" but of course that didn't happen so when the 13th came and gone that A.l piece of **** was all I had.
My teacher marked it too, only giving it back so I could add the bibliography and word count.

My teacher said that if any of our pieces of work for this NEA weren't up to standard, she'd hand it back to us and we can redo it. I begged her to allow me to do just that, but she declined. I handed in the coursework that I actually wrote and wasn't A.I but she wouldn't accept it (fair enough). She was just going to give me a 0 (which I would have happily accepted too) but my Mum said she shouldn't mark the new piece of coursework but she should make the one I handed in on the 13th (THE BLOODY A.I ONE).

So, what should I do? Should I go to my English teacher and tell her what happened? Should I go to my head of year? I really don't wanna be disqualified and while yes, I totally get why I should, I have an original piece of work right here that I would submit instead?? Ahhh, I'm stressing the **** out! I know if I don't do anything, it's not going to go away so please, what should I do?

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Weigh up the potential worst cases - if the exam board detects AI, they can disqualify the whole NEA or even the whole A-Level, compared to submitting an under-performing NEA piece which would slightly lower your grade.

My suggestion is that you take your self-written piece and adapt that - ask your teacher for feedback on what was wrong with it in the first place and use that to improve upon it. Explain to her that the original one was made with AI so you do not want to submit an unoriginal piece, and work hard to get the essay in ASAP.

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by taylor2317
Weigh up the potential worst cases - if the exam board detects AI, they can disqualify the whole NEA or even the whole A-Level, compared to submitting an under-performing NEA piece which would slightly lower your grade.
My suggestion is that you take your self-written piece and adapt that - ask your teacher for feedback on what was wrong with it in the first place and use that to improve upon it. Explain to her that the original one was made with AI so you do not want to submit an unoriginal piece, and work hard to get the essay in ASAP.


I’ve finished the nea essay that I wrote by hand with no A.I involvement but she won’t except it…Should I tell her anyway that I used A.I for the piece of work I gave her?
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by Ladybird06
I’ve finished the nea essay that I wrote by hand with no A.I involvement but she won’t except it…Should I tell her anyway that I used A.I for the piece of work I gave her?

Yes, because currently she sees no reason to swap them out.

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by Ladybird06
I’ve finished the nea essay that I wrote by hand with no A.I involvement but she won’t except it…Should I tell her anyway that I used A.I for the piece of work I gave her?

wait i dont understand if she cant detect its AI then why are you upset

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by Ladybird06
I’ve finished the nea essay that I wrote by hand with no A.I involvement but she won’t except it…Should I tell her anyway that I used A.I for the piece of work I gave her?

I would say tell her, at worst you will probably get told off by your teacher, but if you don't say anything and the exam board sees the AI (they might see it because I think they moderate them) then you may be disqualified from the entire A-level. It's better to get 0% on the NEA and your final A-level grade being slightly lower than you would have liked than than risk being disqualified overall.

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by YoungPoet
I would say tell her, at worst you will probably get told off by your teacher, but if you don't say anything and the exam board sees the AI (they might see it because I think they moderate them) then you may be disqualified from the entire A-level. It's better to get 0% on the NEA and your final A-level grade being slightly lower than you would have liked than than risk being disqualified overall.

hey exam board wont really see it unless shes in their sample, also the exam board does not specifically look for AI at all they instead look for plaigarism using tools like Turnitin, they rely on your teacher to see if the work is authentic and matches the students writing level, ideally if your teacher has not said anything about the work then it is mostly in the clear as teachers have a duty to investigate if AI is found. You dont need to stress if the work looks like its written by you, small amount of AI is fine aswll just not entire sections of work

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by Ladybird06
I’ve finished the nea essay that I wrote by hand with no A.I involvement but she won’t except it…Should I tell her anyway that I used A.I for the piece of work I gave her?

its fine either way if she has the AI or non AI one ideally if she spots AI she will tell you, if she has not then you dont need to worry, teachers have a duty to investigate if they suspect AI is used and even if she does talk to you, then you can explain that this is why you were giving her a second piece of coursework. My teacher also still has people who have not given their coursework in yet, it is FINE!!!

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by Ladybird06
I’ve finished the nea essay that I wrote by hand with no A.I involvement but she won’t except it…Should I tell her anyway that I used A.I for the piece of work I gave her?

GIVE US an update also what exam board is this since Pearson only require teachers to investigate if AI is used

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by IMABUFF
GIVE US an update also what exam board is this since Pearson only require teachers to investigate if AI is used


The exam board is OCR I fear

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by Ladybird06
The exam board is OCR I fear

hey girl i looked their guidelines up for you this is what it says

What to do when candidates misuse AI in assessments
Teachers must not accept work which is not the student’s own. Ultimately the Head of Centre has the responsibility for ensuring that students do not submit inauthentic work.
If you suspect AI misuse before the student has signed the declaration of authentication, your centre doesn’t need to report the malpractice to OCR. You can resolve the matter using your own policies prior to the signing of the declarations.
If AI misuse is suspected after formal submission and signing of the authentication sheet, AI concerns within candidate work should be reported with a JCQ M1 form, as outlined in the JCQ AI guidance, available on the Malpractice section of the JCQ website. Please email your completed forms to OCR at [email protected].

So again its the same as I said, its up to your teacher to decide whether AI has been used or not and if it has then she would ask you to sign a letter if you used/not used AI and this would be sent to the exam board but it literally DEPENDS on the teacher, the exam board only investigate if the teacher suspects you used AI. Ideally if your teacher is not taking in a resubmission, it means shes happy with the work you already gave her. I would just talk to her and be like 'hey im sorry but i gave u the wrong copy/wrong draft of my work and i know its stupid but i didnt know how to tell you, this is the new copy' dont stress:smile:

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by Ladybird06
The exam board is OCR I fear

it clearly says in the guidelines of OCR for teachers to not accept inauthentic work

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by Ladybird06
The exam board is OCR I fear

can i also ask does the AI one you gave her look like it could be wrriten by you meaning that does it match your writing style or is it way off also does it use like personal opinions or is it generic and have u included quotations etc ?

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by IMABUFF
hey exam board wont really see it unless shes in their sample, also the exam board does not specifically look for AI at all they instead look for plaigarism using tools like Turnitin, they rely on your teacher to see if the work is authentic and matches the students writing level, ideally if your teacher has not said anything about the work then it is mostly in the clear as teachers have a duty to investigate if AI is found. You dont need to stress if the work looks like its written by you, small amount of AI is fine aswll just not entire sections of work

but why risk it? I had coursework for GCSE that ended up being moderated down as it was in the sample group that was sent off. If it gets sent off as a sample then the exam board will see it. With even less students taking A-level english than GCSE, then there is a higher chance of being in the sample group.

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by YoungPoet
but why risk it? I had coursework for GCSE that ended up being moderated down as it was in the sample group that was sent off. If it gets sent off as a sample then the exam board will see it. With even less students taking A-level english than GCSE, then there is a higher chance of being in the sample group.

BUT as long as your teacher does not think its AI trust me you will be fine, AI is something your teachers handle not the exam board, if your teacher did not notice AI the exam board wont either, my teacher told us this herself and her advice was accurate and honest. So ideally you should be fine as long as your teacher thinks its authentic enough to be your own work you know! I had a similar issue and it worked out fine for me also a sample only look at your teachers marking not so much the essays themselves in great detail

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by IMABUFF
BUT as long as your teacher does not think its AI trust me you will be fine, AI is something your teachers handle not the exam board, if your teacher did not notice AI the exam board wont either, my teacher told us this herself and her advice was accurate and honest. So ideally you should be fine as long as your teacher thinks its authentic enough to be your own work you know! I had a similar issue and it worked out fine for me also a sample only look at your teachers marking not so much the essays themselves in great detail

AI is really bad anyway, at the moment it is not good enough to match up to work that would be in the top band, so I don't understand why anyone would use it for coursework, it is just a lazy cop out and will not get you the top marks, but I'm glad it worked out for you. It is also very easy to spot, a teacher used AI to mark some work in my economics class, and the entire class individually spotted it.

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I just thought that I would add to this, as literally on Monday my school found out that a student had used AI in her coursework, now they are currently trying to figure out if she is allowed to sit the exam in the summer. She will be given 0 marks for her coursework

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by YoungPoet
I just thought that I would add to this, as literally on Monday my school found out that a student had used AI in her coursework, now they are currently trying to figure out if she is allowed to sit the exam in the summer. She will be given 0 marks for her coursework

maybe her work was not authentic enough and did not orientate her own writing thats why, teachers detect AI based on students own writing abilities

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by YoungPoet
I just thought that I would add to this, as literally on Monday my school found out that a student had used AI in her coursework, now they are currently trying to figure out if she is allowed to sit the exam in the summer. She will be given 0 marks for her coursework


Updates?

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by cwginge
Updates?

I have no clue, she's not in my class, I don't know her, I literally just overheard a few of the english teachers talking about it

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