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- research-articleAugust 2024
The Widening Gap: The Benefits and Harms of Generative AI for Novice Programmers
- James Prather,
- Brent N Reeves,
- Juho Leinonen,
- Stephen MacNeil,
- Arisoa S Randrianasolo,
- Brett A. Becker,
- Bailey Kimmel,
- Jared Wright,
- Ben Briggs
ICER '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research - Volume 1August 2024, Pages 469–486https://doi.org/10.1145/3632620.3671116Novice programmers often struggle through programming problem solving due to a lack of metacognitive awareness and strategies. Previous research has shown that novices can encounter multiple metacognitive difficulties while programming, such as forming ...
- research-articleAugust 2024
Evaluating Contextually Personalized Programming Exercises Created with Generative AI
ICER '24: Proceedings of the 2024 ACM Conference on International Computing Education Research - Volume 1August 2024, Pages 95–113https://doi.org/10.1145/3632620.3671103Programming skills are typically developed through completing various hands-on exercises. Such programming problems can be contextualized to students’ interests and cultural backgrounds. Prior research in educational psychology has demonstrated that ...
- research-articleAugust 2024
ID.8: Co-Creating Visual Stories with Generative AI
ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TIIS), Volume 14, Issue 3Article No.: 20, Pages 1–29https://doi.org/10.1145/3672277Storytelling is an integral part of human culture and significantly impacts cognitive and socio-emotional development and connection. Despite the importance of interactive visual storytelling, the process of creating such content requires specialized ...
- abstractJuly 2024
Generative AI: why all the fuss?
GECCO '24: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation ConferenceJuly 2024, Page 3https://doi.org/10.1145/3638529.3663650ChatGPT burst into people's lives at the end of 2022, heralding the arrival of large language models in particular, and generative AI in general. How best to see this moment in the development of AI. What is generative AI actually good for? And what are ...
- research-articleJuly 2024
The Role of Generative AI in Software Development Productivity: A Pilot Case Study
AIware 2024: Proceedings of the 1st ACM International Conference on AI-Powered SoftwareJuly 2024, Pages 131–138https://doi.org/10.1145/3664646.3664773With software development increasingly reliant on innovative technologies, there is a growing interest in exploring the potential of generative AI tools to streamline processes and enhance productivity. In this scenario, this paper investigates the ...
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- surveyJuly 2024
AI-Based Affective Music Generation Systems: A Review of Methods and Challenges
ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR), Volume 56, Issue 11Article No.: 287, Pages 1–34https://doi.org/10.1145/3672554Music is a powerful medium for altering the emotional state of the listener. In recent years, with significant advancements in computing capabilities, artificial intelligence-based (AI-based) approaches have become popular for creating affective music ...
- short-paperJuly 2024
Using Cipherbot: An Exploratory Analysis of Student Interaction with an LLM-Based Educational Chatbot
- Joni Salminen,
- Soon-gyo Jung,
- Johanne Medina,
- Kholoud Aldous,
- Jinan Azem,
- Waleed Akhtar,
- Bernard J. Jansen
L@S '24: Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM Conference on Learning @ ScaleJuly 2024, Pages 279–283https://doi.org/10.1145/3657604.3664690Cipherbot, an educational chatbot using large language models to answer student questions concerning learning materials uploaded by the educator, was pilot tested in a classroom setting. Forty-four students used Cipherbot for seven weeks, sending 8077 ...
- short-paperJuly 2024
Scaling Generated Feedback for Novice Teachers by Sustaining Teacher Educators' Expertise: A Design to Train LLMs with Teacher Educator Endorsement of Generated Feedback
L@S '24: Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM Conference on Learning @ ScaleJuly 2024, Pages 412–416https://doi.org/10.1145/3657604.3664677When using simulations to design and implement novice teacher practice, a teacher educator may be concerned about if what is technically possible in terms of generating feedback to novice teachers' responses is educationally purposeful to support their ...
- short-paperJuly 2024
Comparing Expert and ChatGPT-authored Guidance Prompts
L@S '24: Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM Conference on Learning @ ScaleJuly 2024, Pages 388–392https://doi.org/10.1145/3657604.3664669Students bring a multitude of ideas and experiences to the classroom while they are reasoning about scientific phenomena. They often need timely guidance to refine build upon their initial ideas. In this study we explore the development of guidance ...
- short-paperJuly 2024
AI-Driven Content Creation: Revolutionizing Educational Materials
L@S '24: Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM Conference on Learning @ ScaleJuly 2024, Pages 556–558https://doi.org/10.1145/3657604.3664640The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the field of education is an unprecedented trend with the potential to revolutionize teaching approaches and significantly improve the overall learning experience. This workshop offers an opportunity ...
- research-articleJuly 2024
Combining LLM-Generated and Test-Based Feedback in a MOOC for Programming
L@S '24: Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM Conference on Learning @ ScaleJuly 2024, Pages 177–187https://doi.org/10.1145/3657604.3662040In large-scale programming courses, providing learners with immediate and effective feedback is a significant challenge. This study explores the potential of Large Language Models (LLMs) to generate feedback on code assignments and to address the gaps in ...
- research-articleJuly 2024
Generative Students: Using LLM-Simulated Student Profiles to Support Question Item Evaluation
L@S '24: Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM Conference on Learning @ ScaleJuly 2024, Pages 16–27https://doi.org/10.1145/3657604.3662031Evaluating the quality of automatically generated question items has been a long standing challenge. In this paper, we leverage LLMs to simulate student profiles and generate responses to multiple-choice questions (MCQs). The generative students' ...
- abstractJuly 2024
How Instructors Incorporate Generative AI into Teaching Computing
- James Prather,
- Juho Leinonen,
- Natalie Kiesler,
- Jamie Gorson Benario,
- Sam Lau,
- Stephen MacNeil,
- Narges Norouzi,
- Simone Opel,
- Virginia Pettit,
- Leo Porter,
- Brent N. Reeves,
- Jaromir Savelka,
- David H. Smith,
- Sven Strickroth,
- Daniel Zingaro
ITiCSE 2024: Proceedings of the 2024 on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2July 2024, Pages 771–772https://doi.org/10.1145/3649405.3659534Generative AI (GenAI) has seen great advancements in the past two years and the conversation around adoption is increasing. Widely available GenAI tools are disrupting classroom practices as they can write and explain code with minimal student prompting. ...
- abstractJuly 2024
Active Repos: Integrating Generative AI Workflows into GitHub
ITiCSE 2024: Proceedings of the 2024 on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 2July 2024, Pages 777–778https://doi.org/10.1145/3649405.3659517The aim of this work is to describe a simple and cost effective way to integrate generative AI into GitHub to support course specific scenarios. We are motivated by helping teachers realise their creative AI use cases in spite of technical barriers and ...
- Work in ProgressJuly 2024
Embedding Large Language Models into Extended Reality: Opportunities and Challenges for Inclusion, Engagement, and Privacy
CUI '24: Proceedings of the 6th ACM Conference on Conversational User InterfacesJuly 2024, Article No.: 38, Pages 1–7https://doi.org/10.1145/3640794.3665563Advances in artificial intelligence and human-computer interaction will likely lead to extended reality (XR) becoming pervasive. While XR can provide users with interactive, engaging, and immersive experiences, non-player characters are often utilized ...
- research-articleJuly 2024
Guidelines for the Evolving Role of Generative AI in Introductory Programming Based on Emerging Practice
ITiCSE 2024: Proceedings of the 2024 on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education V. 1July 2024, Pages 10–16https://doi.org/10.1145/3649217.3653602In the rapidly evolving Generative AI (GenAI) landscape, source code and natural language are being mixed and used in new ways. This presents opportunities for rethinking teaching practice in Introductory Programming (CS1) courses that includes, but goes ...
- ArticleJuly 2024
KetGPT – Dataset Augmentation of Quantum Circuits Using Transformers
Computational Science – ICCS 2024Jul 2024, Pages 235–251https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63778-0_17AbstractQuantum algorithms, represented as quantum circuits, can be used as benchmarks for assessing the performance of quantum systems. Existing datasets, widely utilized in the field, suffer from limitations in size and versatility, leading researchers ...
- ArticleJuly 2024
Fact-Checking Generative AI: Ontology-Driven Biological Graphs for Disease-Gene Link Verification
Computational Science – ICCS 2024Jul 2024, Pages 130–137https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-63772-8_12AbstractSince the launch of various generative AI tools, scientists have been striving to evaluate their capabilities and contents, in the hope of establishing trust in their generative abilities. Regulations and guidelines are emerging to verify ...
- research-articleJuly 2024
GenFrame: An Interactive Picture Frame Painting the Portrait of Any Girl
DIS '24 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems ConferenceJuly 2024, Pages 353–358https://doi.org/10.1145/3656156.3665437GenFrame is an interactive picture frame that mimics traditional paintings while being equipped with generative AI capabilities. Painting “portraits of a girl” has been a trope in art history for centuries. However, in the era of generative AI models, ...
- extended-abstractJuly 2024
Ontological Breakdown: Toward a World of Many Worlds
DIS '24 Companion: Companion Publication of the 2024 ACM Designing Interactive Systems ConferenceJuly 2024, Pages 70–73https://doi.org/10.1145/3656156.3665133Examining the taken-for-granted assumptions and views of the world underlying the design of technological artifacts, this work posits that a lack of ontological self-reflection can constrain imagination, impeding movement toward a world of many worlds. I ...