AI-assisted pair programming significantly increased undergraduate intrinsic motivation compared to individual programming, with outcomes comparable to human–human pair programming¶
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q3 i1 Compared to individual programming, AI-assisted pair programming significantly increased intrinsic motivation (p < .001, d = 0.35). → Fan 2025
Evidence¶
Fan 2025¶
Fan, G., Liu, D., Zhang, R., & Pan, L. (2025). The impact of AI-assisted pair programming on student motivation, programming anxiety, collaborative learning, and programming performance: a comparative study with traditional pair programming and individual approaches. International Journal of STEM Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-025-00537-3
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Quasi-experimental study of 234 undergraduates in intact class sections randomly assigned at class level to AI-assisted, human–human pair, or individual programming. The abstract reports the motivation contrast: "significantly increased intrinsic motivation (p < .001, d = 0.35)".
"Compared to individual programming, AI-assisted pair programming significantly increased intrinsic motivation (p < .001, d = 0.35) and reduced programming anxiety (p < .001), producing outcomes comparable to human–human pair programming."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Motivation — outcome: instruction changes it
Related Claims¶
- GenAI-assisted education produces significantly higher learning motivation than non-GenAI approaches (g = 0.81) — a broader claim this one bears on
- Human–human pair programming fostered the highest perceptions of collaboration and social presence, surpassing both AI-assisted and individual conditions — related
- AI-assisted pair programming groups outperformed both individual and human–human pair groups on programming performance — related
- AI-assisted pair programming significantly reduced programming anxiety compared to individual programming — related
- At semester end, intrinsic motivation was positively correlated and programming anxiety negatively correlated with programming performance — related
- Perceived usefulness of the AI assistant significantly and partially mediated the relationship between AI-assisted programming and collaborative outcomes and performance — related
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AI-assisted pair programming significantly increased undergraduate intrinsic motivation compared to individual programming, with outcomes comparable to human–human pair programming |
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AI-assisted pair programming significantly increased undergraduate intrinsic motivation compared to individual programming, with outcomes comparable to human–human pair programming |
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