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Coding-focused GenAI declaration structure with five activity categories

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Description

A parallel declaration structure for coding assessments reflecting typical phases of software development and code-based learning, with five activity categories: Planning & Design, Code Generation, Code Improvement, Understanding & Learning, and Documentation & Reporting. As in the writing structure, students indicate whether GenAI was used and to what extent, with a short description and example prompts. The structure lets students and instructors "distinguish between GenAI as a learning aid (e.g., understanding error messages) and GenAI as an authoring tool (e.g., generating core solution code)".

Design Implications

Context

Requirements

  • Students complete per-category use, extent, and description fields; institutional guidance on tool scope is recommended by the authors

Constraints

  • Derived from a computing-education taxonomy; relies on accurate self-reporting in a context where students may misattribute GenAI contributions

Target Learners

  • Computer Science students in programming-based assessments, from novices learning Python syntax to degree apprentices debugging legacy codebases

Learning Goals

  • Transparent disclosure of GenAI use in coding tasks
  • Distinguishing GenAI as learning aid versus authoring tool

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Key Sources

  • Nicholas Micallef, Olga Petrovska. (2026). Structuring Transparency: Developing Domain-Specific Generative AI Declaration Frameworks in Higher Education. International Symposium on Artificial Intelligence and the Transformation of Higher Education Symposium (AITHE). https://www.swansea.ac.uk/staff/nicholas.micallef
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description A parallel declaration structure for coding assessments reflecting typical phases of software development and code-based learning, with five activity categories: Planning & Design, Code Generation, Code Improvement, U...
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