• DocumentCode
    1490740
  • Title

    Measuring the Effects of Virtual Pair Programming in an Introductory Programming Java Course

  • Author

    Zacharis, Nick Z.

  • Author_Institution
    Technol. Educ. Inst. of Piraeus, Athens, Greece
  • Volume
    54
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    168
  • Lastpage
    170
  • Abstract
    This study investigated the effectiveness of virtual pair programming (VPP) on student performance and satisfaction in an introductory Java course. Students used online tools that integrated desktop sharing and real-time communication, and the metrics examined showed that VPP is an acceptable alternative to individual programming experience.
  • Keywords
    Java; computer science education; educational courses; integrated desktop sharing; introductory programming Java course; online tool; real time communication; student performance; virtual pair programming; Achievement; Java; Java course; satisfaction; virtual pair programming (VPP);
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Education, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9359
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TE.2010.2048328
  • Filename
    5464387