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Priti Oli – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation focuses on strategies and techniques to enhance code comprehension skills among students enrolled in introductory computer science courses (CS1 and CS2). We propose a novel tutoring system, "DeepCodeTutor," designed to improve the code comprehension abilities of novices. DeepCodeTutor employs scaffolded self-explanation…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Tutoring, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Automation
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Xiner Liu; Andres Felipe Zambrano; Ryan S. Baker; Amanda Barany; Jaclyn Ocumpaugh; Jiayi Zhang; Maciej Pankiewicz; Nidhi Nasiar; Zhanlan Wei – Journal of Learning Analytics, 2025
This study explores the potential of the large language model GPT-4 as an automated tool for qualitative data analysis by educational researchers, exploring which techniques are most successful for different types of constructs. Specifically, we assess three different prompt engineering strategies -- Zero-shot, Few-shot, and Fewshot with…
Descriptors: Coding, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Data Analysis
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Nikola M. Luburic; Luka Z. Doric; Jelena J. Slivka; Dragan Lj. Vidakovic; Katarina-Glorija G. Grujic; Aleksandar D. Kovacevic; Simona B. Prokic – IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, 2025
Software engineers are tasked with writing functionally correct code of high quality. Maintainability is a crucial code quality attribute that determines the ease of analyzing, modifying, reusing, and testing a software component. This quality attribute significantly affects the software's lifetime cost, contributing to developer productivity and…
Descriptors: Intelligent Tutoring Systems, Coding, Computer Software, Technical Occupations