High and low CT groups showed comparable prior coding knowledge before the AICA intervention¶
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q3 i? Pre-test scores did not differ significantly between the high and low CT groups, reducing the likelihood that post-test differences stemmed from initial knowledge disparities. → Shu Zhao 2026
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Shu Zhao 2026¶
Shu Zhao, Ziqi Wang, Tingting Chen, Chunchen Kang, Yu-Ju Lan. (2026). Exploring the effect of computational thinking levels on students' learning performance, cognition, and behavior when using AI coding assistants. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-026-10663-6
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Independent samples t-test on pretest scores of both groups (Levene's test indicated homogeneity of variances, F(1,50) = 2.973, p =.091). The article reports the pre-test difference was "not statistically significant (t(50) = 1.86, p =.069)"; no effect size is printed.
"According to the results of the independent samples t-test, the difference between the variances was not statistically significant (t(50) = 1.86, p =.069). This indicates that, despite being grouped according to differences in CT, the two groups demonstrated comparable levels of prior coding knowledge"
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Related Claims¶
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- High CT students used the AICA for code understanding and debugging while low CT students used it for direct answer retrieval — related
- Behavioral trends across three tasks showed high CT students maintained stable independent coding while low CT students' AICA use fluctuated — related
- Baseline pre-assessment scores showed no statistical differences between treatment and control groups in either the matched or baseline sample. — related
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comparable-prior-knowledge-high-low-ct |
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High and low CT groups showed comparable prior coding knowledge before the AICA intervention |
description |
High and low CT groups showed comparable prior coding knowledge before the AICA intervention |
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2026 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-10 |
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1 — shu-zhao-2026 |
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