Ethical Generative AI Use with Novice Programmers: Co-Created Heuristics, Including the SAV Framework
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This research, conducted in an upper post-primary Computer Science classroom, explores how students learning Python engaged with ChatGPT. A key output of the study was the co-creation, with students, of heuristics (guiding principles) to support the ethical and effective use of ChatGPT while learning to program. These include: (i) a general set to support learning in contexts where generative AI is available, and (ii) the SAV framework (Specify the problem, Ask again, Verify the output), a specific set for engaging with ChatGPT. These heuristics are presented as working prototypes.
Author: Irene Stone
Institution: Dublin City University
Language: English
Subfield: Computer Science Applications
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4413846210