Large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT and Google Bard have garnered
significant attention in the academic community. Previous research has
evaluated these LLMs for various applications such as generating programming
exercises and solutions. However, these evaluations have predominantly been
conducted by instructors and researchers, not considering the actual usage of
LLMs by students. This study adopts a student-first approach to comprehensively
understand how undergraduate computer science students utilize ChatGPT, a
popular LLM, released by OpenAI. We employ a combination of student surveys and
interviews to obtain valuable insights into the benefits, challenges, and
suggested improvements related to ChatGPT. Our findings suggest that a majority
of students (over 57%) have a convincingly positive outlook towards adopting
ChatGPT as an aid in coursework-related tasks. However, our research also
highlights various challenges that must be resolved for long-term acceptance of
ChatGPT amongst students. The findings from this investigation have broader
implications and may be applicable to other LLMs and their role in computing
education.

本研究采用了学生至上的方法，通过学生调查和访谈以全面了解计算机科学本科生如何使用 ChatGPT，这是由 OpenAI 发布的一种流行的大型语言模型。研究发现，大多数学生对 ChatGPT 在课程相关任务中的辅助性态度积极，但也发现了在学生中长期接纳 ChatGPT 所面临的各种挑战，这些发现具有更广泛的意义，并可适用于其他大型语言模型及其在计算机教育中的作用。