العربية
Author Name: Sarah Omar A. AlArfaj
Description:
The current study aimed to investigate the effects of Distributed Pair Programming (DPP) on some of the learning process outcomes. The study attempted to assess the effects of DPP by assessing its effects on the performance, satisfaction with online collaborative learning and teamwork skills of the Computer Science (CS) and Management Information System (MIS) sophomore students at Al-Jubail University College (JUC). The study examined the following hypotheses:
• DPP affect students' performance compared with the performance of the students adopting Distributed Non-Pair Programming (DNPP).
• DPP affect students' teamwork skills compared with the teamwork skills of the students adopting DNPP.
• DPP affect students' satisfaction with the online collaborative learning compared with the satisfaction of the students adopting DNPP.
The study’s sample consisted of 68 students of CS and MIS sophomore students taking Introduction to Computer Science CS 202 programming course. The sample consisting of the paired students was randomly and evenly divided into experimental and control group. The study's instruments included: students satisfaction with online collaborative learning questionnaire, students prior teamwork skills questionnaire, and students teamwork skills checklist.
The study yielded a non-significant difference between the experimental and the controlled group in the performance variables except with regard to the time taken to create the program, in which the experimental group took less time. Additionally, the study resulted with a significant difference between the two groups in relation to the teamwork skills important sub-variables in favor of the experimental group. Moreover, the study resulted with a significant difference between the two groups in their satisfaction with peer interaction, which is the important sub-variable of students satisfaction with online collaborative learning, the experimental group showed a significantly higher level of satisfaction compared to the control group.
Reference: AlArfaj, S. O. (2010). Exploring the Effect of Distributed Pair Programming on Students' Performance, Satisfaction and Teamwork Skills: An Experimental Study on Introduction to Computer Science Course at Al-Jubail University College. Kingdom of Bahrain: Arabian Gulf University.