Evaluation questionnaire

Using PACE lets me write, run, and submit programming assignments without switching between separate tools.

The AI tutor’s hints help me find where my code goes wrong.

The AI tutor’s explanations help me understand the concepts used in the assignment.

The hearts limit makes me try to solve the problem on my own before asking the AI tutor.

Overall, PACE is useful for completing programming assignments.

Learning to use PACE is easy for me.

Writing and running code in the PACE editor is easy.

It is easy to ask the AI tutor a question and understand its answer.

The hearts counter and regeneration timer are easy to understand.

Overall, PACE is easy to use.

Using PACE for programming assignments is a good idea.

I like using PACE.

I am comfortable with an AI tutor that gives hints instead of complete solutions.

Using PACE is a pleasant experience.

I would rather use PACE than switch between an LMS, an IDE, and a separate AI tool.

I intend to use PACE for future programming assignments if it is available.

When I get stuck, I would ask PACE’s AI tutor before turning to a general-purpose AI tool.

I would recommend PACE to other students.

I plan to keep using PACE throughout a programming course.

I would use PACE for practice even when my instructor does not require it.