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Lookup NU author(s): Abeer Aziz, Dr Ahmed KharrufaORCiD, Dr Ian JohnsonORCiD
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While recent focus on generative AI (GenAI) in education has centred on ideation and content creation, its role in supporting methodological learning remains underexplored. This study explores how GenAI can help undergraduate HCI students understand evaluation methods. We incorporated GenAI into group activities by enabling students to compare GenAI’s suggestions with their own evaluation ideas and reflect on the differences. Additionally, we used GenAI as a facilitator throughout the steps of user evaluation methods by providing comprehensive and detailed prompts tailored for use in their preferred tool. Results show that GenAI helps students understand evaluation concepts, compare methods, and clarify differences, thereby fostering reflection on their choices. However, concerns about oversimplification, trust, and reduced critical thinking were noted. We suggest that, with proper scaffolding, GenAI can serve as a valuable supplementary teaching tool rather than a replacement, offering new insights into its responsible use in HCI education.
Author(s): Aziz A, Kharrufa A, Johnson IG
Publication type: Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)
Publication status: Published
Conference Name: EduCHI 2026: 8th Annual Symposium on HCI Education (EduCHI ’26)
Year of Conference: 2026
Pages: 1-8
Online publication date: 20/05/2026
Acceptance date: 01/05/2026
Date deposited: 03/08/2026
ISSN: 9798400724305
Publisher: ACM
URL: https://doi.org/10.1145/3803869.3803872
DOI: 10.1145/3803869.3803872
