Teaching a ChatGPT agent does not significantly improve code correctness compared with writing code independently from videos¶
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q2 i? There was no statistically significant difference in code correctness between the teachable-agent group and the video-only control group; equivalence was not tested. → Angxuan Chen 2024
Evidence¶
Angxuan Chen 2024¶
Angxuan Chen, Yuang Wei, Huixiao Le, Yan Zhang. (2024). Learning-by-Teaching with ChatGPT: The Effect of Teachable ChatGPT Agent on Programming Education. arXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.15226 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2412.15226
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ANCOVA on the correctness dimension of the pseudocode test found "no significant difference in code correctness between the two groups" (F = 2.98, p > 0.05, η2 = 0.19); the printed η2 was not a significant effect.
"However, there was no significant difference in code correctness between the two groups (F = 2.98, p > 0.05, η2 = 0.19)."
Discussion¶
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Teaching a ChatGPT agent does not significantly improve code correctness compared with writing code independently from videos |
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Teaching a ChatGPT agent does not significantly improve code correctness compared with writing code independently from videos |
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