TOOLS TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMING EDUCATION WITH THE HELP OF MULTI-ROLE AI AGENTS
MYKOLA LEHKYI, Hanna Shevchuk · Herald of Khmelnytskyi National University Technical sciences · 2026
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Methodology & findings
Study design
Pedagogical experiment with mixed methods data collection including telemetry data, rubric-based code assessment, and survey responses
Sample
< 30
Primary method
Telemetry data analysis, rubric-based assessment (Correctness, C# idioms, Clarity, Robustness, Efficiency), survey analysis; specific statistical tests not detailed in abstract
Main result
The findings demonstrate high acceptability of the system: "most students evaluated interactions with the agents as useful, the Tutor's explanations as clear, the Evaluator's grading as fair, and the Coach's recommendations as helpful for planning their learning." Additionally, "an increase in the proportion of successful solutions, a reduction in task completion time, and a decrease in repeated errors were recorded."
Reports effect sizes.
Research paradigm
Mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative)
Author conclusions
"The scientific novelty of the work lies in combining a multi-role AI architecture with rubric-based formative assessment and coaching support integrated into a real programming course." The authors conclude that the system design "ensures the individualization of learning while preserving the leading role of the instructor."
Risk of bias
Single institution study (Lviv Polytechnic National University); Self-reported survey responses subject to social desirability bias; No control group mentioned for comparison; Selection bias from voluntary participation; Self-selection bias: Students may have volunteered for the study; Response bias: Survey responses on agent usefulness may reflect social desirability bias; Single institution: Study conducted only at Lviv Polytechnic National University, limiting generalizability; No control group explicitly mentioned in abstract, limiting causal inference; Self-selection bias: student perception data based on voluntary survey responses; Lack of control group mentioned in abstract
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