Is pair programming more effective than other forms of collaboration for young students?

Computer Science Education

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-134

  Lewis, Colleen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Pair programming; Scratch

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959499746     PISSN: 08993408     EISSN: 17445175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08993408.2011.579805     Document Type: Article

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