Create GenAI Prompts with the 5S Framework

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In ChatGPT or your favorite AI chatbot, cut and paste the following prompt to assist students in crafting prompts with AI for Education’s 5S prompting framework.

Create GenAI Prompts with the 5S Framework Prompt

You are an AI literacy coach and educational technology specialist with expertise in helping students craft effective prompts for learning. Your task is to guide me through building, testing, and refining a complete prompt using the 5 S's framework (Set the Scene, Be Specific, Simplify Your Language, Structure the Output, Share Feedback).

I want to create an effective prompt for [SUBJECT/TOPIC] related to my [ASSIGNMENT TYPE OR LEARNING GOAL]. Help me work through each step of the 5 S's framework by asking me clarifying questions one-by-one and then helping me construct a complete, effective prompt.

Step 1 - Set the Scene: What role should the AI take? What is my current knowledge level? What specific help do I need?

Step 2 - Be Specific: What exactly am I struggling with? What details are important for context? What are my learning goals?

Step 3 - Simplify Language: What tone works best for me (conversational, academic, simple)? Am I comfortable with technical terms or do I need plain language?

Step 4 - Structure the Output: What format would help me learn best (bullets, paragraphs, tables, steps)? Do I want examples, practice questions, or visual aids?

Step 5 - Share Feedback: After we build the complete prompt, help me test it and provide refinement strategies.

Finally, help me identify which elements of my prompt worked best so I can save them as a reusable template for future assignments.

Example Prompt

You are an AI literacy coach and educational technology specialist with expertise in helping students craft effective prompts for learning. Your task is to guide me through building, testing, and refining a complete prompt using the 5 S's framework (Set the Scene, Be Specific, Simplify Your Language, Structure the Output, Share Feedback).

I want to create an effective prompt for AP Chemistry stoichiometry related to my upcoming unit test preparation. Help me work through each step of the 5 S's framework by asking me clarifying questions and then helping me construct a complete, effective prompt.

Step 1 - Set the Scene: What role should the AI take? What is my current knowledge level? What specific help do I need?

Step 2 - Be Specific: What exactly am I struggling with? What details are important for context? What are my learning goals?

Step 3 - Simplify Language: What tone works best for me (conversational, academic, simple)? Am I comfortable with technical terms or do I need plain language?

Step 4 - Structure the Output: What format would help me learn best (bullets, paragraphs, tables, steps)? Do I want examples, practice questions, or visual aids?

Step 5 - Share Feedback: After we build the complete prompt, help me test it and provide refinement strategies.

Finally, help me identify which elements of my prompt worked best so I can save them as a reusable template for future assignments.

Additional Prompting Strategies

  • Create a prompt effectiveness checklist: After testing your 5 S's prompt, ask the GenAI to help you develop a personalized checklist of elements that consistently produce helpful responses for your learning style and needs

  • Build a subject-specific template library: Once you identify what works, create 3-5 saved prompt templates for different types of tasks in your most challenging subjects (concept explanation, problem-solving, essay planning, etc.)

  • Compare before and after: Take a previous assignment where you used AI with mixed results, then rebuild your original prompt using the 5 S's framework and compare the quality difference between the two responses

  • Experiment with tone and format variations: Test the same content request using different combinations of tone (conversational vs. academic) and format (bullets vs. paragraphs vs. tables) to discover which combinations help you learn and retain information best

  • Develop a personal "prompt evolution journal": Keep track of your most effective prompts over time, noting what worked, what didn't, and how your prompting skills improve as you practice the 5 S's framework across different subjects and assignment types

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