Utilising pair programming to enhance the performance of slow-paced students on introductory programming

Due to its high failure rate, Introductory Programming has become a main concern. One of the main issues is the incapability of slow-paced students to cope up with given programming materials. This paper proposes a learning technique which utilizes pair programming to help slow-paced students on Introductory Programming; each slow-paced student is paired with a fast-paced student and the latter is encouraged to teach the former as a part of grading system. An evaluation regarding that technique has been conducted on three undergraduate classes from an Indonesian university for the second semester of 2018. According to the evaluation, the use of pair programming may help both slow-paced and fast-paced students. Nevertheless, it may not significantly affect individual academic performance.

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

Journal of the Korean Association of Information Education ◽

10.14352/jkaie.21.5.537 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (5) ◽

pp. 537-545 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Choongkyo Jeong ◽

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Academic Performance ◽

Student Satisfaction ◽

Pair Programming ◽

Introductory Programming

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The Impact of Pair Programming on the Performance of Slow-Paced Students

Journal of information and organizational sciences ◽

10.31341/jios.44.2.1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 211-229

Author(s):

Mewati Ayub ◽

Oscar Karnalim ◽

Laurentius Risal ◽

Maresha Caroline Wijanto

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Data Structure ◽

Undergraduate Students ◽

Basic Data ◽

Pair Programming ◽

Theoretical Knowledge ◽

Introductory Programming ◽

The Impact

A study shows that pair programming can help slow-paced students in completing Introductory Programming assessment. This paper replicates the study on Data Structure course, in which the completion of the assessments does not only rely on logic but also theoretical knowledge. The aim is to check whether pair programming is still helpful on such new assessment characteristics. Three classes of Data Structure course with 14 teaching weeks and a total of 72 undergraduate students are considered in this study. Two of the classes are about Basic Data Structure while another one is the advanced one. Our evaluation shows that pair programming can help slow-paced students in both pair and individual academic performance. It also increases overall academic performance if the tasks are more logic oriented. Nevertheless, no benefits provided for fast-paced students paired to the slow-paced ones, even though all students appreciate the use of pair programming.

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Faculty Opinions recommendation of Midterm prospective evaluation of TVT-Secur reveals high failure rate.

Faculty Opinions – Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature ◽

10.3410/f.3739960.3466059 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Apostolos Apostolidis ◽

Athanassios Oeconomou

Keyword(s):

Failure Rate ◽

Prospective Evaluation ◽

High Failure Rate

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The effects of pair-programming on performance in an introductory programming course

ACM SIGCSE Bulletin ◽

10.1145/563517.563353 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 34 (1) ◽

pp. 38-42 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

Charlie McDowell ◽

Linda Werner ◽

Heather Bullock ◽

Julian Fernald

Keyword(s):

Pair Programming ◽

Introductory Programming

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High failure rate of cementless threaded acetabular cups:A radiographic and histologic study in the goat

Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica ◽

10.3109/17453679608994657 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 67 (2) ◽

pp. 133-137 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jon D Bruijn ◽

Jan L Seelen ◽

Roel W Veldhuizen ◽

Rob M Feenstra ◽

Frans P Bernoski ◽

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Keyword(s):

Failure Rate ◽

High Failure Rate ◽

Histologic Study

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INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOUR OF INDIAN MICRO SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY

International Journal of Innovation Management ◽

10.1142/s136391961750061x ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 21 (07) ◽

pp. 1750061 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

NOMITA SHARMA

Keyword(s):

Environmental Factors ◽

Empirical Study ◽

Failure Rate ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

High Failure Rate ◽

Innovation Activities ◽

Skilled Manpower ◽

Innovative Behaviour ◽

Medium Enterprises

The aim of this paper is to explore innovative behaviour of Indian Micro Small and Medium Enterprises. It is interesting to study innovative behaviour of microsmau and medium enterprises (MSMEs) since they try to innovate while surrounded by many barriers. They also face high failure rate in doing so. This failure is due to presence of barriers that MSMEs fail to manage. But it has been observed that many MSMEs are now awakening to their potential and becoming innovative. They tend to respond to environmental factors in an innovative way, either by cutting cost or changing ways of management. This innovative way defines their innovative behaviour. The innovative behaviour of MSMEs is studied through three variables, i.e., size, age and barriers faced by them. The result shows that size does influence innovation activities undertaken by MSMEs and statistically, there is no correlation between age and innovative behaviour. Their innovative behaviour is affected by barriers like shortage of technical skilled manpower, technology and shortage of funds or complex funding procedure. The paper is concluded by summarising the key findings, discussing implications, limitations and further scope of study.

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The influence of dissection on clinical anatomical knowledge for surgical needs

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy ◽

10.1007/s00276-021-02802-w ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Georg Feigl ◽

Andreas Sammer

Keyword(s):

Success Rate ◽

Failure Rate ◽

Human Body ◽

Visceral Surgery ◽

High Failure Rate ◽

Anatomical Knowledge ◽

High Good ◽

Primary Focus ◽

Head Neck ◽

Dissection Course

Abstract Purpose Due to the ongoing discussion of the usefulness of dissection on human bodies in medical curricula, we investigated the influence of anatomical knowledge collected in the dissection course and requested for modules of visceral surgery. Methods Students attending the dissection course of topographic anatomy had to answer a questionnaire of 22 questions with focus on anatomical knowledge required for visceral surgical modules. Failure was defined as 13 or fewer correct answers, success categorized as high, good or moderate. The same questionnaire was handed out to 245 students prior to the module on visceral surgery. Students provided information on which regions they had dissected during the course or prior to the module. The results were compared to the result of a written Multiple Choice Question (MCQ) exam of the module visceral surgery (n = 160 students) with an unannounced primary focus on anatomy. Results Students who dissected the truncal regions of the human body succeeded in answering the questionnaire with high success. Students dissecting regions of the Head/Neck or Limbs had a high failure rate, and none of them reached the “high” success level. In the MCQ exam, students dissecting truncal regions had a high success rate, while those who had not dissected or who dissected the Head/Neck or Limbs had a high failure rate. Conclusion Dissections support and improve the required knowledge for surgical modules. For the visceral surgical module, students dissecting the region prior to the module greatly benefited. Therefore, entire human body dissection assumes to be preferable.

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