It's never too early: Pair programming in CS1

Conferences in Research and Practice in Information Technology Series

Volumn 136, Issue , 2013, Pages 13-21

  Wood, Krissi ^a   Parsons, Dale ^a   Gasson, Joy ^a   Haden, Patricia ^a  

^a OTAGO POLYTECHNIC   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Novice programmer; Pair programming; Programming education

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; SOFTWARE DESIGN; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; TEACHING;

NOVICE PROGRAMMER; PAIR-PROGRAMMING; PROGRAMMING COURSE; PROGRAMMING EDUCATION; PROGRAMMING EXERCISE; STUDENT PERFORMANCE; SUBJECTIVE ASSESSMENTS; SUBJECTIVE JUDGEMENT;

STUDENTS;

EID: 85003664047     PISSN: 14451336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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