6 papers
When AI Is Wrong on Purpose: How Students Respond to Buggy GenAI Code
Victor-Alexandru PÄdurean, Kaitlin Riegel, Alkis Gotovos +6
As Generative AI (GenAI) becomes increasingly central to software development, CS education is integrating prompt-centered workflows where students describe intended program behavi…
Interleaving Natural Language Prompting with Code Editing for Solving Programming Tasks with Generative AI Models
Victor-Alexandru PÄdurean, Alkis Gotovos, Ahana Ghosh +5
Modern computing students often rely on both natural-language prompting and manual code editing to solve programming tasks. Yet we still lack a clear understanding of how these two…
An Experimental Comparison of Cognitive Forcing Functions for Execution Plans in AI-Assisted Writing: Effects On Trust, Overreliance, and Perceived Critical Thinking
Ahana Ghosh, Advait Sarkar, Siân Lindley +1
Generative AI (GenAI) tools improve productivity in knowledge workflows such as writing, but also risk overreliance and reduced critical thinking. Cognitive forcing functions (CFFs…
The Right Kind of Help: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Feedback Methods in Elementary-Level Visual Programming
Ahana Ghosh, Liina Malva, Alkis Gotovos +2
We present a large-scale study comparing the effectiveness of various feedback methods in elementary-level programming. While prior work has explored different feedback methods, th…
Exploring the Impact of Quizzes Interleaved with Write-Code Tasks in Elementary-Level Visual Programming
Ahana Ghosh, Liina Malva, Alkis Gotovos +2
We explore the role of quizzes in elementary visual programming domains popularly used for K-8 computing education. Prior work has studied various quiz types, such as fill-in-the-g…
Task Synthesis for Elementary Visual Programming in XLogoOnline Environment
Chao Wen, Ahana Ghosh, Jacqueline Staub +1
In recent years, the XLogoOnline programming platform has gained popularity among novice learners. It integrates the Logo programming language with visual programming, providing a…