Increased Retention of Early Computer Science and Software Engineering Students Using Pair Programming
Increased Retention of Early Computer Science and Software Engineering Students Using Pair Programming
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10.1109/cseet.2007.29
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2007-07
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Jeffrey C. Carver;Lisa Henderson;Lulu He;J. Hodges;D. Reese
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Jeffrey C. Carver;Lisa Henderson;Lulu He;J. Hodges;D. Reese
许多计算机科学和软件工程专业面临的一个重要问题是入学人数下降。为了扭转这种趋势，在密西西比州立大学，我们在编程入门课程的实验室练习中建立了结对编程。本文介绍了一项研究，分析是否使用配对编程将增加保留。这项研究的一个重要目标不仅是衡量增加的保留，但提供洞察为什么保留增加或减少。研究结果表明，那些已经主修计算机科学，软件工程或计算机工程的学生的保留率显着增加。此外，调查结果表明，学生认为结对编程的许多方面对他们的学习经验非常有益。
An important problem faced by many Computer Science and Software Engineering programs is declining enrollment. In an effort to reverse that trend at Mississippi State University, we have instituted pair programming for the laboratory exercises in the introductory programming course. This paper describes a study performed to analyze whether using pair programming would increase retention. An important goal of this study was not only to measure increased retention, but to provide insight into why retention increased or decreased. The results of the study showed that retention significantly increased for those students already majoring in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Computer Engineering. In addition, survey results indicated that the students viewed many aspects of pair programming to be very beneficial to their learning experience.