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Large language models (LLMs) have recently been applied in software engineering to perform tasks such as translating code between programming languages, generating code from natural language, and autocompleting code as it is being written.…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-02-15 Steven I. Ross , Fernando Martinez , Stephanie Houde , Michael Muller , Justin D. Weisz

Large language models (LLMs) are currently at the forefront of intertwining AI systems with human communication and everyday life. Therefore, it is of great importance to evaluate their emerging abilities. In this study, we show that LLMs…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2023-10-10 Thilo Hagendorff , Sarah Fabi , Michal Kosinski

Traditional interventions for academic procrastination often fail to capture the nuanced, individual-specific factors that underlie them. Large language models (LLMs) hold immense potential for addressing this gap by permitting open-ended…

Large Language Models (LLMs) are revolutionizing the field of computing education with their powerful code-generating capabilities. Traditional pedagogical practices have focused on code writing tasks, but there is now a shift in importance…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-11-13 Paul Denny , Juho Leinonen , James Prather , Andrew Luxton-Reilly , Thezyrie Amarouche , Brett A. Becker , Brent N. Reeves

Recent advancements in Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated significant potential across a wide range of software engineering tasks, including software design, an area traditionally regarded as highly dependent on human expertise…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-05-05 Yifei Wang , Ruiyin Li , Peng Liang , Yangxiao Cai , Zengyang Li , Mojtaba Shahin , Arif Ali Khan , Qiong Feng

Large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used to generate feedback, yet their impact on learning remains underexplored, especially compared to existing feedback methods. This study investigates how on-demand LLM-generated explanatory…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-06-23 Danielle R. Thomas , Conrad Borchers , Shambhavi Bhushan , Erin Gatz , Shivang Gupta , Kenneth R. Koedinger

Introductory programming courses often rely on small code-writing exercises that have clearly specified problem statements. This limits opportunities for students to practice how to clarify ambiguous requirements -- a critical skill in…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-04-17 Paul Denny , Viraj Kumar , Stephen MacNeil , James Prather , Juho Leinonen

Large Language Models (LLMs) have the potential to transform the way a dynamic curriculum can be delivered. However, educators face significant challenges in interacting with these models, particularly due to complex prompt engineering and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-06-16 Abdolali Faraji , Mohammadreza Tavakoli , Mohammad Moein , Mohammadreza Molavi , Gábor Kismihók

Large Language Models (LLMs) have shifted in just a few years from novelty to ubiquity, raising fundamental questions for data science education. Tasks once used to teach coding, writing, and problem-solving can now be completed by LLMs,…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-09-17 Ana Elisa Lopez-Miranda , Tiffany Timbers , Rohan Alexander

Educators are increasingly concerned about the usage of Large Language Models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT in programming education, particularly regarding the potential exploitation of imperfections in Artificial Intelligence Generated Content…

This paper presents prompt design techniques for software engineering, in the form of patterns, to solve common problems when using large language models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT to automate common software engineering activities, such as…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-03-15 Jules White , Sam Hays , Quchen Fu , Jesse Spencer-Smith , Douglas C. Schmidt

The adoption of Large Language Models (LLMs) for code generation in data science offers substantial potential for enhancing tasks such as data manipulation, statistical analysis, and visualization. However, the effectiveness of these models…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2024-11-20 Nathalia Nascimento , Everton Guimaraes , Sai Sanjna Chintakunta , Santhosh Anitha Boominathan

There is a great need for data in computing education research. Data is needed to understand how students behave, to train models of student behavior to optimally support students, and to develop and validate new assessment tools and…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-11-19 Juho Leinonen , Paul Denny , Olli Kiljunen , Stephen MacNeil , Sami Sarsa , Arto Hellas

The application of Artificial intelligence for teaching and learning in the academic sphere is a trending subject of interest in the computing education. ChatGPT, as an AI-based tool, provides various advantages, such as heightened student…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-01-18 Basit Qureshi

Worked examples, which present an explained code for solving typical programming problems are among the most popular types of learning content in programming classes. Most approaches and tools for presenting these examples to students are…

Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, are reshaping content creation and academic writing. This study investigates the impact of AI-assisted generative revisions on research manuscripts, focusing on heterogeneous adoption patterns…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2025-04-21 Cong William Lin , Wu Zhu

LLMs promise to democratize technical work in complex domains like programmatic data analysis, but not everyone benefits equally. We study how students with varied experiences use LLMs to complete Python-based data analysis in computational…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Qianou Ma , Kenneth Koedinger , Tongshuang Wu

Conversational AI interfaces powered by large language models (LLMs) are increasingly used as coding assistants. However, questions remain about how programmers interact with LLM-based conversational agents, the challenges they encounter,…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-03-24 Mehmet Akhoroz , Caglar Yildirim

Accurately modeling student cognition is crucial for developing effective AI-driven educational technologies. A key challenge is creating realistic student models that satisfy two essential properties: (1) accurately replicating specific…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-10-18 Shashank Sonkar , Xinghe Chen , Naiming Liu , Richard G. Baraniuk , Mrinmaya Sachan

The effect of large language models (LLMs) in education is debated: Previous research shows that LLMs can help as well as hurt learning. In two pre-registered and incentivized laboratory experiments, we find no effect of LLMs on overall…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2025-03-11 Matthias Lehmann , Philipp B. Cornelius , Fabian J. Sting