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Zarb, Mark and Hughes, Janet
(2015).
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08993408.2015.1033125
Abstract
Pair programming is a software development technique with many cited benefits in learning and teaching. However, it is reported that novice programmers find several barriers to pairing up, typically due to the added communication that is required of this approach. This paper will present a literature review discussing the issue of communication, and through a series of observations with industry-based pairs, will derive a set of guidelines which aim to help novice pairs experience better communication within their pairs. An evaluation of the guidelines with undergraduate students is then reported, showing that exposure to these guidelines improved the self-perceived communication experience of novice pairs.
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- Item ORO ID
- 47195
- Item Type
- Journal Item
- ISSN
- 0899-3408
- Extra Information
- Special Issue: Doctoral Research in Computing Education
- Keywords
- pair programming; communication
- Academic Unit or School
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Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Computing and Communications
Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) - Copyright Holders
- © 2015 Taylor & Francis
- Depositing User
- Janet Hughes