Empirical Studies of Pair Programming For CS/SE Teaching in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review
Empirical
Studies of Pair Programming
For
CS/SE Teaching in Higher Education: A Systematic Literature Review
Abstract:
The objective of
this paper is to present the current evidence relative to the effectiveness of
pair programming (PP) as a pedagogical tool in higher education CS/SE courses.
We performed a systematic literature review (SLR) of empirical studies that investigated
factors affecting the effectiveness of PP for CS/SE students and studies that
measured the effectiveness of PP for CS/SE students. Seventy-four papers were
used in our synthesis of evidence, and 14 compatibility factors that can
potentially affect PP’s effectiveness as a pedagogical tool were identified.
Results showed that students’ skill level was the factor that affected PP’s effectiveness
the most. The most common measure used to gauge PP’s effectiveness was time
spent on programming. In addition, students’ satisfaction when using PP was
overall higher than when working solo. Our meta-analyses showed that PP was
effective in improving students’ grades on assignments. Finally, in the studies
that used quality as a measure of effectiveness, the number of test cases
succeeded, academic performance, and expert opinion were the quality measures
mostly applied. The results of this SLR show two clear gaps in this research
field: 1) a lack of studies focusing on pair compatibility factors aimed at
making PP an effective pedagogical tool and 2) a lack of studies investigating
PP for software design/modeling tasks in conjunction with programming tasks.
Existing
System:
Ø In
the existing system PP as a pedagogical tool focused mainly on its ability to
benefit students in terms of productivity and quality of work produced.
Ø In the existing system PP could enhance
enjoyment increase students’ confidence level, reduce workload, improve course
completion rate, increase homework submission rate, improve exam performance
and facilitate working more efficiently on programming tasks.
Ø In
the existing system PP offers significant benefits such as improving design
quality (fewer defects), team communication, and rapid solutions to problems, enhancing
the learning process, and increasing enjoyment in learning.
Ø
In
the existing system the meta analysis suggested that pp is more effective than
sole programming.
Proposed
System:
Ø In
the proposed system we describe an SLR targeted at empirical studies of PP’s
effectiveness and/or pair compatibility conducted in higher education settings.
Ø A total of 74 primary studies were used in our
SLR, from which 14 compatibility factors potentially affecting PP’s
effectiveness were identified.
Ø The
objective of this paper is to present the current evidence relative to the
effectiveness of pair programming (PP) as a pedagogical tool in higher
education CS/SE courses.
Ø The
results of SLR show two clear gaps in this research field: 1) A lack of studies
focusing on pair compatibility factors aimed at making PP an effective
pedagogical tool and 2) A lack of studies investigating PP for software
design/modeling tasks in conjunction with programming tasks.
Ø PP
studies that investigated actual and perceived skill levels achieved a
consensus suggesting that students prefer to pair with someone of similar
skills to themselves. Results also showed that a pair works well when both students
have similar abilities and motivation to succeed in a course.
Ø We
also found out that the metric used most often to measure pair productivity was
the time spent in completing the tasks
Ø
We
also discussed a number of implications of the SLR results for research and
practice, including the need to replicate PP studies in areas where findings
were inconsistent, or to conduct studies in areas where there is scarcity of or
no evidence regarding the effect of certain compatibility factors toward PP’s
effectiveness as a pedagogical tool.
KEYWORDS:
Generic Technology Keywords: Database,
User Interface, Programming
Specific Technology Keywords: C#.Net,
ASP.Net, MS SqlServer-08
Project Keywords: Presentation, Business Object, Data Access Layer, Database
SDLC Keywords: Analysis, Design, Code, Testing, Implementation, Maintenance
SYSTEM
CONFIGURATION
HARDWARE
CONFIGURATION
|
S.NO
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HARDWARE
|
CONFIGURATIONS
|
|
1
|
Operating System
|
Windows 2000 & XP
|
|
2
|
RAM
|
1GB
|
|
3
|
Processor (with Speed)
|
Intel
Pentium IV (3.0 GHz) and Upwards
|
|
4
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Hard Disk Size
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40 GB and above
|
|
5
|
Monitor
|
15’ CRT
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SOFTWARE
CONFIGURATION
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S.NO
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SOFTWARE
|
CONFIGURATIONS
|
|
1
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Platform
|
Microsoft Visual Studio
|
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2
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Framework
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.Net Framework 4.0
|
|
3
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Language
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C#.Net
|
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4
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Front End
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Asp.net, html
|
|
5
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Back End
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SQL Server 2008
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