This assignment, by Kevin Yee, Kirby Whittington, Erin Doggette, and Laurie Uttich, is from the book ChatGPT Assignments to Use in Your Classroom Today. It is one of a series of connected activities on prompt engineering.
The summary from the site explains:
Teach students how to purposefully narrow the responses ChatGPT generates.
Key Features of This Assignment
- Effective Use of Quotation Marks and Boolean Operators
- The assignment teaches students to use quotation marks and Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) to narrow down search results effectively, ensuring they receive precise information tailored to their specific needs.
- Iterative Refinement
- Students learn to iteratively refine their search prompts based on initial responses, enhancing their ability to pinpoint relevant information through a conversational approach with ChatGPT.
- Deepening Inquiry
- The assignment encourages students to engage in deeper inquiry by prompting ChatGPT to elaborate on specific points using terminology and acronyms from previous responses, fostering a more comprehensive understanding of complex topics.
Find the full version of this resource on the University of Central Florida OER repository.