Integration and Assessment of Pair Programming, Test-Driven Development and Lab Practica in an Introductory Computer Science Course

计算机科学（31）这个项目是设计，实施和评估一个新的介绍计算机科学课程，通过调整和实施三个示范性的做法：测试驱动的开发，配对编程和实验室实践。每一种实践在课程中都起着互补的作用。测试驱动开发（TDD）激励学生采用系统的方法来开发和测试他们的程序，结对编程提供设计和调试帮助，同时利用协作学习的好处，实验室实践增加了学生发展个人编程技能的动力。该项目有三个不同的目标：调整和整合课程中的三种实践;评估成功率和保留率，学生个人编程技能的发展，学生对TDD的使用和掌握，以及结对编程的效果;以及完善和传播为我们的课程开发的材料。

Computer Science (31)This project is designing, implementing, and assessing a new introductory computer science course by adapting and implementing three exemplary practices: test-driven development, pair programming and laboratory practica. Each practice plays a complementary role in the course. Test-Driven-Development (TDD) motivates students to adopt a systematic approach to developing and testing their programs, pair programming provides design and debugging assistance while leveraging the benefits of collaborative learning, and laboratory practica increase students' motivation to develop their individual programming skills. The project has three distinct goals: adapt and integrate the three practices in the course; assess success and retention rates, the development of students' individual programming skills, students' use and mastery of TDD, and the effects of pair programming; and refine and disseminate the materials developed for our course.