Learning to program : From pear-shaped to pairs

CSEDU 2009 - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Computer Supported Education

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages 151-158

  Teague, Donna ^a   Roe, Paul ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collaborative learning; Learning to program; Pair programming

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE LEARNING; EXTREME PROGRAMMING; FAILURE RATE; INTRODUCTORY PROGRAMMING; LEARNING TO PROGRAM; PAIR PROGRAMMING; QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGIES;

INTEROPERABILITY;

STUDENTS;

EID: 67650514527     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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