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As generative AI (Gen-AI) tools become more prevalent in education, there is a growing need to understand how educators, not just students, can actively shape their design and use. This study investigates how two instructors integrated four…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-07-30 Qian Huang , Thijs Willems

Integrated Development Environments increasingly implement AI-powered code completion tools (CCTs), which promise to enhance developer efficiency, accuracy, and productivity. However, interaction challenges with CCTs persist, mainly due to…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-10-07 Giuseppe Desolda , Andrea Esposito , Francesco Greco , Cesare Tucci , Paolo Buono , Antonio Piccinno

In this paper we present a computational modeling account of an active self in artificial agents. In particular we focus on how an agent can be equipped with a sense of control and how it arises in autonomous situated action and, in turn,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-12-13 Sebastian Kahl , Sebastian Wiese , Nele Russwinkel , Stefan Kopp

Recent neural generation systems have demonstrated the potential for procedurally generating game content, images, stories, and more. However, most neural generation algorithms are "uncontrolled" in the sense that the user has little say in…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-08-08 Zhiyu Lin , Rohan Agarwal , Mark Riedl

AI assistance produces significant productivity gains across professional domains, particularly for novice workers. Yet how this assistance affects the development of skills required to effectively supervise AI remains unclear. Novice…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Judy Hanwen Shen , Alex Tamkin

As generative AI systems are integrated into educational settings, students often encounter AI-generated output while working through learning tasks, either by requesting help or through integrated tools. Trust in AI can influence how…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-04-16 Griffin Pitts , Neha Rani , Weedguet Mildort

Optimizing human-AI interaction requires users to reflect on their own performance critically. Our paper examines whether people using AI to complete tasks can accurately monitor how well they perform. In Study 1, participants (N = 246)…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-10-31 Daniela Fernandes , Steeven Villa , Salla Nicholls , Otso Haavisto , Daniel Buschek , Albrecht Schmidt , Thomas Kosch , Chenxinran Shen , Robin Welsch

Problem solving plays an essential role in science education, and generative AI (GAI) chatbots have emerged as a promising tool for supporting students' science problem solving. However, general-purpose chatbots (e.g., ChatGPT), which often…

Social and Information Networks · Computer Science 2026-04-06 Hanyu Su , Huilin Zhang , Shihui Feng

In this world of the digital era, in which we are living, one of the fundamental competences that students must acquire is the competence in Computational Thinking (CT). Although there is no general consensus on a formal definition, there…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2024-02-08 Concepcion Varela , Carolina Rebollar , Olatz Garcia , Eugenio Bravo , Javier Bilbao

The study was conducted in an Advanced Quantitative Research Methods course involving 20 graduate students. During the course, student inquiries made to the AI were recorded and coded using Bloom's taxonomy and the CLEAR framework. A series…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-06-04 Zhanxin Hao , Haifeng Luo , Yongyi Chen , Yu Zhang

One of the capabilities which 21st-century skill compulsory a person is critical thinking and problem-solving skill that becomes top positions rank. Focus on problem-solving skills can be taught to a child, especially begun in elementary…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2020-07-09 Andik Asmara

Agentic coding tools, such as OpenAI Codex, Claude Code, and Cursor, are transforming the software engineering landscape. These AI-powered systems function as autonomous teammates capable of planning and executing complex development tasks.…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2025-11-10 Kosei Horikawa , Hao Li , Yutaro Kashiwa , Bram Adams , Hajimu Iida , Ahmed E. Hassan

Students learning programming exercise agency in deciding when and how to use GenAI tools like ChatGPT. However, this agency is often implicit and shaped by deadline pressure and peer behavior rather than explicit and conscious learning…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-04-07 Aadarsh Padiyath , Jessica Shen , Barbara Ericson

Teaching Computer Science (CS) students how to comprehend and maintain legacy code bases is a critical challenge in software engineering education. While Generative AI (GenAI) assistants like GitHub Copilot improve task completion speed and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Yunhan Qiao , Md Istiak Hossain Shihab , Summit Haque , and Christopher Hundhausen

The next generation of autonomous AI systems will be constrained not only by model capability, but by how intelligence is structured across heterogeneous hardware. Current paradigms -- cloud-centric AI, on-device inference, and edge-cloud…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2026-04-16 Li Chen

The increasing use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by students in learning presents new challenges for assessing their learning outcomes in project-based learning (PBL). This paper introduces a co-design study to explore the potential of…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2024-01-30 Chengbo Zheng , Kangyu Yuan , Bingcan Guo , Reza Hadi Mogavi , Zhenhui Peng , Shuai Ma , Xiaojuan Ma

The use of AI assistants, along with the challenges they present, has sparked significant debate within the community of computer science education. While these tools demonstrate the potential to support students' learning and instructors'…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2023-11-14 Tianjia Wang , Daniel Vargas-Díaz , Chris Brown , Yan Chen

The increasing integration of AI tools in education has led prior research to explore their impact on learning processes. Nevertheless, most existing studies focus on higher education and conventional instructional contexts, leaving open…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2025-12-25 Gaia Ebli , Bianca Raimondi , Maurizio Gabbrielli

Background: Conversational AI chatbots are emerging as scalable mental health tools, but little is known about real world engagement or its relationship to clinical outcomes. Objective: To characterize engagement phenotypes among users of…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2026-05-04 Emma C. Wolfe , Ting Su , Olivier Tieleman , Thomas D. Hull , Matteo Malgaroli , Caitlin A. Stamatis

Unlike routine tasks where consistency is prized, in creativity and innovation the goal is to create a diverse set of ideas. This paper delves into the burgeoning interest in employing Artificial Intelligence (AI) to enhance the…

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