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Learning, Not Just Coding: Scaffolded AI Assistance for Programming Education (Short Paper)
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Necmi Kaan Sapoglu 
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Abdallah Mohamed
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7th International Computer Programming Education Conference (ICPEC 2026)
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- Publication Date: 2026-07-22
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