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How AI assistance impacts the formation of coding skills

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The randomised trial behind the 50% and 67% scores, and the ways of using AI that kept learning intact.

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It answers 2 questions

  1. I'm a complete beginner. Can I learn to code with AI, and how should I use it?
  2. Does using ChatGPT make you worse at thinking? What does the research actually say?

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  2. The course's AI rule: its own CS50 Duck is allowed, other assistants that complete answers are not. cs50.harvard.edu Guide CS50x Academic Honesty Harvard University
  3. The CS50 Duck, a tutor built on ChatGPT that guides students rather than handing over solutions. cs50.ai Tool CS50.ai Harvard CS50
  4. How to turn on the Learning style, which marks a TODO(human) and waits for you to write that part. code.claude.com Guide Output styles Claude Code Docs
  5. How a verified student on GitHub Education gets Copilot's features at no cost. docs.github.com Guide Access GitHub Copilot for free as a student GitHub Docs
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