IJIET 2025 Vol.15(7): 1468-1476
doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2025.15.7.2348
doi: 10.18178/ijiet.2025.15.7.2348
The Use of ChatGPT in Academic Writing by University Students in Jordan
Ahmad Al-Harahsheh1,*, Zakaryia Almahasees2, and Rafat Al Rousan1
1. Translation Department, Faculty of Arts, Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan
2. Department of English Language and Translation, Faculty of Arts, Applied Science University, Amman, Jordan
Email: harahsheh77@yu.edu.jo (A.A.-H.); z_almhasees@asu.edu.jo (Z.A.); rafart.r@yu.edu.jo (R.A.R.)
*Corresponding author
2. Department of English Language and Translation, Faculty of Arts, Applied Science University, Amman, Jordan
Email: harahsheh77@yu.edu.jo (A.A.-H.); z_almhasees@asu.edu.jo (Z.A.); rafart.r@yu.edu.jo (R.A.R.)
*Corresponding author
Manuscript received November 18, 2024; revised January 23, 2025; accepted March 13, 2025; published July 18, 2025
Abstract—The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in education has become prominent recently. This study aims to investigate Jordanian students’ acceptance of using ChatGPT in academic writing, focusing on the benefits and challenges of its use. Therefore, it relies on the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) model to investigate the factors that affect students’ acceptance and use of ChatGPT. In addition, this study aims to focus on the concerns of using ChatGPT among university students. The study designs a questionnaire consisting of 17 statements about the advantages and disadvantages of using ChatGPT in academic writing. It was validated by three professors at Yarmouk University; the respondents to the questionnaire were 148 students specializing in English language and Translation at Yarmouk University, Jordan. The study found that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, social influence, and behavioral intention to use ChatGPT all contribute to the use of ChatGPT in academic writing by university students in Jordan. The study concluded that ChatGPT has more advantages than disadvantages in academic writing. However, strict guidelines, policies, or rules should regulate the use of ChatGPT in academic writing so as not to make students passive learners and affect their creativity.
Keywords—ChatGPT, academic writing, Jordan, university students, advantages, disadvantages
Copyright © 2025 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).
Keywords—ChatGPT, academic writing, Jordan, university students, advantages, disadvantages
Cite: Ahmad Al-Harahsheh, Zakaryia Almahasees, and Rafat Al Rousan, "The Use of ChatGPT in Academic Writing by University Students in Jordan," International Journal of Information and Education Technology, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 1468-1476, 2025.
Copyright © 2025 by the authors. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).