AI-supported programming

Editorial cover for a randomized comparison of AI support in university programming education

Artículo de revista2026

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.

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