Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Library Insights
Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate students' perceptions of the reliability of generative AI tools in academic work, with a particular focus on the accuracy of citations produced by ChatGPT and the frequency of citation hallucinations. The study consisted of two instruments: a feedback survey and an assignment worksheet. The study was completed over the 2024- 2025 academic year and was administered to students enrolled in a for-credit information literacy course offered by the Florida Institute of Technology’s Evans Library. It gathered survey responses from 156 students and received assignment worksheet submissions from 188 students. These submissions yielded 512 AI-generated citations and 364 open-ended responses for analysis.
First Page
14
Last Page
27
Publication Date
Summer 2025
Recommended Citation
Bowman, William; Carroll, Chelsea; Erdos, Kaylee; Odom, Suzanne; and Perez, Wanda, "Credible or Constructed? Citation Quality and Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Generative AI" (2025). Evans Library Publications. 9.
https://repository.fit.edu/library_publications/9