High CT students significantly outperformed low CT students on the post-test after AICA-assisted coding instruction¶
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q3 i? After the AICA intervention, the high CT group scored significantly higher than the low CT group on the coding post-test, with lower score variability. → 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 comparing post-test scores of 26 high CT and 26 low CT eighth-graders after a four-week AICA-assisted Python course. The article reports "a significant difference (t(50) = 2.23, p =.031)"; the high CT group scored 10.81 points higher on average with lower variability. No effect size is printed.
"Results indicated that the independent samples t-test revealed a significant difference (t(50) = 2.23, p =.031). This demonstrates that after the AICA's intervention, there was a significant difference in students' performance between the high and low CT groups."
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Related Claims¶
- High and low CT groups showed comparable prior coding knowledge before the AICA intervention — related
- High CT students significantly exceeded low CT students in task strategies, elaboration, and self-assessment during AICA interactions — related
- Behavioral trends across three tasks showed high CT students maintained stable independent coding while low CT students' AICA use fluctuated — related
- High CT students used the AICA for code understanding and debugging while low CT students used it for direct answer retrieval — related
- ENA revealed high CT students had significantly more coherent SRL cognitive networks spanning planning, execution, and self-reflection than low CT students — related
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High CT students significantly outperformed low CT students on the post-test after AICA-assisted coding instruction |
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High CT students significantly outperformed low CT students on the post-test after AICA-assisted coding instruction |
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