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New Kid in the Classroom: Exploring Student Perceptions of AI Coding Assistants

Created by
  • Haebom

Author

Sergio Rojas-Galeano

Outline

This exploratory study explored the impact of introducing AI coding assistance tools in an educational setting on novice programmers. Twenty students were tested on programming tasks with AI assistance and extended tasks without AI assistance, assessing their perceptions. Results revealed that while students initially perceived AI tools as helpful in improving their understanding of coding concepts and confidence, they struggled when working without AI assistance, demonstrating a lack of basic knowledge transfer and an overreliance on AI tools.

Takeaways, Limitations

Takeaways: While AI coding assistants can help novice programmers understand code and improve their confidence, their overreliance on them can hinder the development of fundamental programming skills. Therefore, new educational approaches are needed that effectively integrate AI tools to enhance core programming skills.
Limitations: This was a small study with only 20 students, so the generalizability of the results is limited. Furthermore, the results were limited to a specific AI coding assistance tool and educational environment, so the results may differ in other tools or environments.
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