Understanding the Effects of Using Parsons Problems to Scaffold Code Writing for Students with Varying CS Self-Efficacy Levels

X Hou, BJ Ericson, X Wang - Proceedings of the 23rd Koli Calling …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Introductory programming courses aim to teach students to write code independently.
However, transitioning from studying worked examples to generating their own code is often …

CodeTailor: Personalized Parsons Puzzles are Preferred Over AI-Generated Solutions to Support Learning

X Hou, Z Wu, X Wang, BJ Ericson - arXiv preprint arXiv:2401.12125, 2024 - arxiv.org
Programming can be challenging for novices, but it is difficult to provide high-quality,
comprehensive, and timely support at scale. Generative AI and its products, like ChatGPT …