Table 4 Educators' responses to the question: How do you incorporate ChatGPT in your research?

Conceptualization and Ideation

Listing of related literature/references

I use ChatGPT to efficiently look for references and sources

10

Understanding concepts and generating ideas

If there are statements I need to be clarified about or I need some elaboration

10

Looking for an appropriate theoretical framework

I use it to look for an excellent theoretical framework according to my research objectives

3

Identifying research gaps

I use ChatGPT to generate research gaps

2

Creating research questions and hypotheses

ChatGPT is a valuable platform that can assist educators in creating fresh research concepts or hypotheses from a specific set of keywords or ideas

3

Writing and Manuscript Preparation:

Rephrasing and paraphrasing information

I also ask ChatGPT to rephrase my draft

5

Complying with conventions of academic writing

I use it to translate my writing into academic English

Flow of writing

For checking the tone of my writing

4

Comparing my written manuscript to the AI-generated one

I compare the actual manuscript I've written and the AI-generated

2

Outlining content

I ask it to draft me an outline of what to discuss in an introduction to discuss the background of the research

1

Writing manuscripts and proposals

I use it in writing proposals

It aided me when I was writing my thesis

1

Summarizing articles

ChatGPT can turn articles into summaries

1

Quality Control and Refinement

Grammar checking and refining outputs

I used it to edit my outputs

1

Checking for plagiarized works

I use it to check those who plagiarize and use ChatGPT to cheat

1

Coding and Analysis:

Creating codes from scratch and examples of codes

I asked it to explain how to create certain codes from scratch and give examples

1

Analyzing data

I used the tool to assist in preliminary data analysis, unveiling trends and patterns that guide further inquiry

1