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Liebenberg, Janet; Mentz, Elsa; Breed, Betty – Computer Science Education, 2012
This paper reports on a qualitative study that examined how pair programming shapes the experience of secondary school girls taking IT as a subject, with respect to their enjoyment of programming and the subject itself. The study involved six Grade 11 girls who were doing solo programming in Grade 10 and pair programming in their following Grade.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Information Technology, Student Attitudes
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Mentz, E.; van der Walt, J. L.; Goosen, L. – Computer Science Education, 2008
Based on their quantitative and qualitative investigations, the authors conclude that pair programming as a strategy for teaching student teachers could be made more effective through the incorporation of principles associated with cooperative learning. They substantiate this claim by referring to a literature study about the advantages and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Learning Strategies, Cooperative Learning, Programming