Title: PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LEARNING COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AMONG COMPUTER EDUCATION STUDENTS IN PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN ENUGU STATE

Authors:
Edozie Chinwendu Jennifer & Agbo Linda Nwanneka

Abstract: Abstract This study examined the perceived influence of ChatGPT on learning computer programming among Computer Education students in public universities in Enugu state. The study was guided by three research questions and three null hypotheses. A descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population comprised 950 Computer Education students from public universities in Enugu State, offering Computer Education programs, A multistage sampling technique was used for the study. purposive sampling was employed to select public Universities offering Computer Education programs. Thereafter, proportionate stratified sampling technique was used to allocate respondents according to institution and level of study. The population was stratified into two strata: 200-level students from UNN and 200-level students of ESUT. Using proportionate allocation, 167 respondents were selected from UNN and 114 respondents were selected from ESUT, resulting to sample size of 281 respondents. Data were collected using a researcher-developed questionnaire titled Perceived Influence of ChatGPT on Learning Computer Programming Questionnaire (PICLPQ). The instrument was validated by three experts and its reliability was established using Cronbachs alpha which yielded 0.87 coefficient. Mean and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions, while t-test statistics were used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. findings revealed that ChatGPT positively influenced students conceptual understanding of concepts, skill development, independent learning, and also found that over depending on Chat GPT may reduce programming skills. The study concluded that ChatGPT is a valuable learning tool for programming and recommended its responsible integration into Computer Education programs. Keywords: Learning, Computer Programming, Computer Education, Artificial intelligence, (chat GPT) and Students

Publication Date: 2026-07-21