scaffolded tutoring

Less stress, better scores, same learning: The dissociation of performance and learning in AI-supported programming education

Patrick Bassner, Ben Lenk-Ostendorf, Ramona Beinstingel, Tobias Wasner, Stephan Krusche

Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence

A randomized trial with 275 programming students finds that scaffolded and unrestricted AI support improved exercise performance and reduced frustration, but neither condition produced stronger knowledge gains than conventional web resources.