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Effects of Pair Programming in an Introductory Programming Course for College Students: Academic Performance and Student Satisfaction

대학 프로그래밍 입문 수업에서 짝 프로그래밍의 효과: 학습성과와 학생 만족도 측면에서

  • 정충교 (강원대학교 컴퓨터학부)
  • Received : 2017.08.28
  • Accepted : 2017.09.27
  • Published : 2017.10.31
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Abstract

This paper presents the results of adopting pair programming practices in an introductory university programming course. The effectiveness of pair programming is analyzed by comparing the performance and survey data gathered from the experimental class that adopted the practice to those from the control class that did not. An analysis of the performance data found that pair programming improved student performance; however, not all students in the pair programming class benefited from the practice as only some students showed clear improvements in learning outcomes. The survey showed that the specific method for matching students into pairs is a critical factor affecting their performance and satisfaction. Based on the lessons learned from this pair programming class, I propose some suggestions and guidelines for applying pair programming to programming classes including 'pair matching'.

대학교 프로그래밍 입문 수업에 짝 프로그래밍 방식의 실습을 도입하여 운영한 경험과 교훈을 소개한다. 짝 프로그래밍을 적용하지 않은 반과 적용한 반의 수업 성과와 설문조사 데이터를 통해 짝 프로그래밍의 효과를 분석하였다. 그 결과 상당 수준의 짝 프로그래밍 성과가 관찰되었지만 짝 프로그래밍 방식으로 실습한 학생 전반적으로 효과가 있다고 보기는 어려웠다. 일부 학생들에게서는 뚜렷한 학습 성과가 있었고 일부 학생들은 그렇지 못하였다. 짝을 어떻게 지어 주는가가 수업 성과와 학생 만족도에 영향을 주는 매우 중요한 요소임이 설문조사를 통해 드러났다. 이 수업 운영 경험을 바탕으로 짝 짓는 방안을 포함하여 짝 프로그래밍을 수업에 적용하는 방법을 제시한다.

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