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This program is tentative and subject to change.

Fri 28 Feb 2025 11:03 - 11:22 at Meeting Rooms 306-307 - K-12 Curriculum

Despite extensive research on code plagiarism detection in higher education and for programming languages like Java and Python, limited work has focused on K-12 settings, particularly for pseudocode. This study aims to address this gap by building explainable machine learning models for pseudocode plagiarism detection in online programming education. To achieve this, we construct a comprehensive dataset comprising 7,838 pseudocode submissions from 2,578 high school students enrolled in an online programming foundations course, along with 6,300 pseudocode samples generated by three versions of ChatGPT. Utilizing this dataset, we develop an explainable model to detect AI-generated pseudocode across various assessments. The model not only identifies AI-generated content but also provides insights into its predictions at both the student and problem levels, thus enhancing our understanding of AI-generated pseudocode in K-12 education. Furthermore, we analyzed SHAP values and key features of the model to pinpoint student submissions that closely resemble AI-generated pseudocode, supplementing our findings with human evaluation. This research offers implications for developing robust educational technologies and methodologies to uphold academic integrity in online programming courses.

This program is tentative and subject to change.

Fri 28 Feb

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10:45 - 12:00
K-12 CurriculumPapers at Meeting Rooms 306-307
10:45
18m
Talk
A Case Study of Elementary Teachers’ Enactment of an NGSS-Aligned Computer Science Lesson: Verbal Support of Science, Engineering, Mathematics, and Computer Science IntegrationK12
Papers
Sarah Lilly University of Virginia, Anne McAlister University of Virginia, Jennifer Chiu University of Virginia
11:03
18m
Talk
Detecting AI-Generated Pseudocode in High School Online Programming Courses Using an Explainable ApproachK12
Papers
Zifeng Liu University of Florida, Xinyue Jiao New York University, Wanli Xing University of Florida, Wangda Zhu University of Florida
11:22
18m
Talk
Curriculum for a Comprehensive Statewide In-Service CS Teacher Training ProgramK12
Papers
Sarah Diesburg University of Northern Iowa, J. Ben Schafer University of Northern Iowa, Briana B. Morrison University of Virginia
11:41
18m
Talk
Exploring the Impact of Quizzes Interleaved with Write-Code Tasks in Elementary-Level Visual ProgrammingGlobalK12
Papers
Ahana Ghosh Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, Liina Malva Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, Alkis Gotovos Max Planck Institute for Software Systems, Danial Hooshyar Tallinn University, Adish Singla Max Planck Institute for Software Systems