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yeah, friction should be designed to be meaningful and not just feel frustrating or like a barrier. it should empower the user. in our research, we found that an AI agent which inv…

"leverage"

Thanks! > did you measure the correlation between CodeAid use and test scores? Unfortunately, we couldn't measure such correlations due to many external factors that can impact stu…

I think my stance is pretty clear about "utilizing" AI in educational settings. We absolutely don't need AI the same way we need air to breathe. But AI could potentially provide so…

No. Students' usage was anonymized, so the course instructors did not know who used the system in what way. This was to make sure that students could use the tool freely without fe…

LLMs are tools. They're not everything. Yes, they can't sympathize or empathize. But if they can help a student to be more productive and learn at the same time, then I'm all in fo…

Doesn't this make AI agents better? Given that human TAs do make mistakes a LOT, or in many cases are just unprepared (e.g. haven't done the programming assignment themselves) Huma…

The same goes with human TAs that are extensively used in undergrad introductory programming classes. They can also be unreliable in many cases. 1. Provide students with the tools …

I'm the lead author of this paper. Feel free to ask me anything! - MK

CodeStruct is a structured editor that includes: → a context-aware toolbox of explorable tutorials → allows point-and-click + char-by-char code insertions → automatically handles s…

This editor is amazing!! You should take a look at CodeStruct as well: https://code-struct.vercel.app/ We've had a similar goal and were trying to create a tool to help students tr…