Course design created frictions: undeclared programming prerequisites, copied AI-generated tutorial solutions, intimidating blackboard turns, and AI-guessing cycles for students lacking evaluation knowledge¶

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q2 i? HW1's programming demands acted as an undeclared prerequisite; pre-disclosed tutorial problems let some students copy AI-generated solutions to the board without engaging in the intended reasoning; and students lacking physics knowledge could enter a cycle of guessing in response to plausible but unreliable AI answers. → M. Mikhasenko 2026

Evidence¶

M. Mikhasenko 2026¶

M. Mikhasenko, M. Stahl, I. Segal, D. Parmar, A. Zimmer, and A. Kazatsky. (2026). AI in Particle Physics Education: Research Problems and Foundational Skills. https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.05719 doi:10.48550/arxiv.2609.05719

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Instructor and staff notes plus survey themes from the KT1 course: pre-disclosed tutorial problems were copied "onto the board during the tutorials without engaging in the intended reasoning process," and many students found blackboard turns intimidating. HW1 revealed programming as an undeclared prerequisite.

"Disclosing the problems in advance gave students time to prepare AI- generated solutions, which some then copied onto the board during the tutorials without engaging in the intended reasoning process. In addition, staff notes and survey themes indicate that many students found taking their turn at the blackboard intimidating."

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