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Direct linkLiebenberg, Janet; Huisman, Magda; Mentz, Elsa – Industry and Higher Education, 2015
There is a shortage of software developers with the right skills and knowledge, not only in South Africa but worldwide. Despite reports of gap between industry needs and software education, the gap has mostly been explored in developed countries and in quantitative studies. This paper reports on a mixed methods study of the perceptions of…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Programming, Job Skills, College Outcomes Assessment
Breed, Betty; Mentz, Elsa; van der Westhuizen, Gert – Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology, 2014
Introduction: The research focused on metacognition in a collaborative learning setting. Based on a comprehensive literature study the researchers designed a metacognitive teaching-learning strategy for pair programmers. Our purpose was to investigate the influence of this metacognitive teaching-learning strategy during pair programming in an…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Cooperative Learning, Meta Analysis, Mixed Methods Research
Hahn, Jan Hendrik; Mentz, Elsa; Meyer, Lukas – African Journal of Research in Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 2012
The aim of the research was to determine to what extent students' perceptions of assessment (peer, self, fascilitator and individual) in pair programming situations changed from the beginning to the end of a programming module. In order to achieve this aim, both quantitative and qualitative research methods were used. During the quantitative phase…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Programming, Evaluation Methods, Statistical Analysis
Download full textMentz, Elsa; Goosen, Leila – South African Journal of Education, 2007
We discuss teachers' perception of the use of group work in the Information Technology (IT) classroom. We describe the current situation regarding the implementation of group work in IT classrooms in South Africa as well as the challenges that IT teachers face when implementing group work. This information will be used in further research to…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Classroom Techniques, Teamwork, Cooperative Learning
