Generating Programs Trivially: Student Use of Large Language Models
Siddhartha Prasad, Ben Greenman, Tim Nelson, Shriram Krishnamurthi
Abstract
Educators have been concerned about the capability of large language models to automatically generate programs in response to textual prompts. However, little is known about whether and how students actually use these tools.
Topics & Concepts
Computer scienceLanguage modelProgramming languageNatural language processingMathematics educationPsychologyTeaching and Learning ProgrammingSoftware Engineering ResearchSoftware Engineering Techniques and Practices