{
  "id": 17755,
  "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.06753",
  "title": "Implementation of Split Deadlines in a Large CS1 Course",
  "summary": "arXiv:2608.06753v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Office hour utilization in computer science courses can spike near deadlines, producing long wait times, frustrated students, and overworked staff. To address this problem, a large CS1 course implemented a split deadlines policy. Students were randomly divided into two groups with staggered release and due dates. Each group had the same amount of time to complete assignments, but the number of students with each due date was reduced by half. Our st",
  "authors": "Hongxuan Chen, Ang Li, Geoffrey Challen, Kathryn Cunningham",
  "category": "research",
  "topics": "regulation,children-education",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-10T04:00:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-10T05:10:00.488Z",
  "source_slug": "arxiv-cscy",
  "source_name": "arXiv cs.CY",
  "source_homepage": "https://arxiv.org/list/cs.CY/recent",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17755",
  "original_url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.06753",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}