Pair programming for information systems students new to programming: Students’ experiences and teachers’ challenges

Pair programming is a programming technique where two programmers work on one programming task simultaneously. One programmer is designated as the driver while the other one is a navigator. In this paper we report of an experiment to gauge experiences and attitudes towards pair programming of information systems students new to programming. The paper also reports on the challenges educators may face in incorporating pair programming in their teaching. The findings of this paper will be useful to educators who are considering incorporating pair programming in their teaching.