dc.contributor.author |
Mentz, Elsa
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dc.contributor.author |
Van der Walt, J.L.
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dc.contributor.author |
Goosen, Leila
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dc.date.accessioned |
2009-03-09T13:26:53Z |
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dc.date.available |
2009-03-09T13:26:53Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008-12 |
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dc.description.abstract |
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 disadvantages of pair programming as a teaching-learning strategy, by then discussing five principles of cooperative learning, and by presenting the findings of their empirical study. Second year student teachers taking a Delphi programming module participated in an experiment conducted over a two year period. In 2005, the participants did computer programming in pairs without the application of principles associated with cooperative learning. In 2006, a similar group of participants also programmed in pairs,
but in their case, certain principles associated with cooperative learning were
incorporated in the strategy followed by the facilitator. According to a comparison of
the module examination marks, the 2006 group outperformed the 2005 group. This finding was confirmed by qualitative investigations. |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Mentz, E, Van der Walt, JL & Goosen, L 2008, 'The effect of incorporating cooperative learning principles in pair in pair programming for student teachers’, Computer Science Education, vol. 18, no. 4, pp.247-260. [http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~db=all~content=t713734307] |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0899-3408 |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.1080/08993400802461396 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/9193 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Taylor & Francis |
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dc.rights |
Taylor & Francis. This is an electronic version of an article published in Computer Science Education, vol. 18, no. 4, pp.247-260, December 2008. Computer Science Education is available online at: http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=article&issn=0899-3408&volume=18&issue=4&spage=247. This article is embargoed by the publisher until July 2010. |
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dc.subject |
Pair programming |
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dc.subject |
Collaborative learning |
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dc.subject |
Cooperative learning |
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dc.subject |
Positive interdependence |
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dc.subject |
Computer programming |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Group work in education |
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dc.title |
The effect of incorporating cooperative learning principles in pair programming for student teachers |
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dc.type |
Postprint Article |
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