A Two-Year Evaluation of Distributed Pair Programming Assignments by Undergraduate Students

Distributed Pair Programming in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review

“…Most of these studies used questionnaires, and two studies used students’ grades in their examination of compatibility and their investigation into effective ways of pair formation. The main finding that most studies arrived at was that in DPP it is beneficial to form pairs with similar experience and capabilities (Canfora et al, 2003; 2006; Dou & He, 2010; Satratzemi et al, 2019). If pair compatibility is expressed based on programming experience, then compatibility is not related to performance (Xinogalos et al, 2019).…”

Collaborative Behavior Patterns of Students in Programming Instruction

“…In order to create a motivational instructional setting, it is considered essential to provide as much guidance as needed (Hwang et al, 2012). Through this setting, the learners shared among themselves their knowledge and abilities by coding collaboratively under the guidance of the instructor, and in this way, they helped each other with the programming by correcting errors (Satratzemi et al, 2021).…”

“…Forcing students may decrease motivation and cause them to avoid the coding process altogether (Goel & Kathuria, 2010). Research in the field generally suggests that with pair programming, partners produce higher quality code by participating better in the process and exchanging ideas (Satratzemi et al, 2021; Tsan et al, 2020; Williams et al, 2000; Zhong et al, 2016). In some of these studies, no role changes were made.…”

“…Programming is a crucial skill for adapting to today’s digitalized world; however, as discussed, it is one of the areas where individuals fail the most (Hanks et al, 2011). The literature highlights that pair programming is an effective method to overcome this problem (Braught et al, 2011; Dongo et al, 2016; Othman et al, 2019; Satratzemi et al, 2021). In this respect, revealing student behaviors during pair programming provides important information in designing instructional environments.…”

“…In this way, both partners become involved in the brainstorming process throughout the activities (Williams et al, 2003). Pair programming has been shown in previous studies to be beneficial during programming in terms of error detection, faster problem-solving, improved programming design, and the development of a more enjoyable learning environment (Satratzemi et al, 2021).…”