3 Rephrase Prompts
Student Learning Objective
- Rephrase a Generative AI prompt for a different output.
Much like you might ask a person to rephrase a question or a sentence if you do not initially understand, you can do the same with AI. Prompt rephrasing is a way of having a conversation with the AI. When we rephrase a prompt, we can ask for information more relevant to our needs. Rephrasing a prompt may be done by simply rearranging the prompt structure, or it may be changing a “what” to a “why” or a “how” question.
Activity Steps
- Provide students with an initial prompt.
- Ask students to come up with two other ways to ask the same or similar prompt.
- Have students enter each prompt into the Generative AI program, one at a time.
- Record and analyze all three outputs.
Discussion Questions
- What are the differences between the three outputs that were generated?
- Which prompt and response was the most useful to you? Why do you think that is the case?
- How might you use “what”, “why” and “how” questions in your prompts to learn about a topic?
Key Considerations
- Changing the action word (what, why, how) may create a larger difference in output than simply rephrasing the same question.
- Please refer to cautions that apply to all activities using Generative AI.
Example Prompts
- Describe the mechanisms through which muscles contract.
- How do muscles contract?
- What makes our muscles contract?
- What are the benefits using S.M.A.R.T. Goals?
- Why should I use S.M.A.R.T. Goals?
- Are S.M.A.R.T. Goals effective?
