AINeutralarXiv – CS AI · 8h ago5/10
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AI-Assisted Help-Seeking Trajectories in Programming Education from an SRL-Informed Perspective
A study of 71 university students' interactions with generative AI in introductory Python programming reveals that most use AI reactively for troubleshooting rather than as a planned learning tool. While AI-assisted help-seeking patterns didn't significantly affect task scores, they substantially influenced the number of code submissions required, suggesting that how students engage with AI matters more than whether they use it.