Mentz, ElsaVan der Walt, J.L.Goosen, Leila2009-03-092009-03-092008-12Mentz, 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]0899-340810.1080/08993400802461396http://hdl.handle.net/2263/9193Based 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.enTaylor & 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.Pair programmingCollaborative learningCooperative learningPositive interdependenceComputer programmingGroup work in educationPostprint Article