Where Automated Feedback Should Stop: Boundary Cases for LLM Support in Programming Assignments
Sabbir Hosen Mamun, Yuki Tanaka
Learning Analytics and Knowledge Workshop on AI-Supported Feedback, pp. 31-38, Dublin, Ireland · SoLAR
Abstract
Generative feedback systems can support learners, but they can also overstep by solving the task, masking uncertainty, or bypassing intended struggle. This workshop paper analyses 420 feedback interactions from an introductory programming course and proposes a boundary taxonomy for feedback granularity. The taxonomy distinguishes conceptual nudges, diagnostic explanations, implementation hints, and solution-equivalent disclosure.
Cite this work
@inproceedings{Mamun2025Where,
title = {Where Automated Feedback Should Stop: Boundary Cases for LLM Support in Programming Assignments},
author = {Sabbir Hosen Mamun and Yuki Tanaka},
year = {2025},
booktitle = {Learning Analytics and Knowledge Workshop on AI-Supported Feedback},
pages = {31-38},
address = {Dublin, Ireland},
publisher = {SoLAR},
abstract = {Generative feedback systems can support learners, but they can also overstep by solving the task, masking uncertainty, or bypassing intended struggle. This workshop paper analyses 420 feedback interactions from an introductory programming course and proposes a boundary taxonomy for feedback granularity. The taxonomy distinguishes conceptual nudges, diagnostic explanations, implementation hints, and solution-equivalent disclosure.},
}S. H. Mamun, Y. Tanaka, "Where Automated Feedback Should Stop: Boundary Cases for LLM Support in Programming Assignments," in Learning Analytics and Knowledge Workshop on AI-Supported Feedback, 2025, pp. 31-38.
Sabbir Hosen Mamun, and Yuki Tanaka. 2025. Where Automated Feedback Should Stop: Boundary Cases for LLM Support in Programming Assignments. In Learning Analytics and Knowledge Workshop on AI-Supported Feedback (Dublin, Ireland). SoLAR, 31-38.
Mamun, S. H., & Tanaka, Y. (2025). Where Automated Feedback Should Stop: Boundary Cases for LLM Support in Programming Assignments. In Learning Analytics and Knowledge Workshop on AI-Supported Feedback (pp. 31-38). SoLAR.