Key Reads: Gender, Pair Programming, and Early Coding Education

Explore the essential academic works shaping the understanding of gender dynamics in pair programming, early coding education, and the use of SCRATCH in classrooms.

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Abstract and I. Introduction

II. Background and Related Work

A. Learning to Program: SCRATCH and Pair Programming

B. Gender in Programming Education and Pair Programming

III. Course Design

A. Introducing Young Learners to Pair Programming

B. Implementation of Pair Programming

C. Course Schedule

IV. Method

A. Pre-Study and B. Data Collection

C. Dataset and D. Data Analysis

E. Threats to Validity

V. Results

A. RQ1: Attitude

B. RQ2: Behavior

C. RQ3: Code

VI. Conclusions and Future Work, Acknowledgments, and References

VI. CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE WORK

Pair programming is not only useful in practice but also in programming education. One of the concerns in programming education is how to better engage young female learners. It is ...