What's in the Code? Exploring Gender Differences in Kids' Programming Projects

Diving into how young coders interact with SCRATCH and what their code looks like! This study found cool gender-specific patterns in interface use, block choices, code quality, and even creative flair in pair-programmed projects.

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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

C. RQ3: Code

To evaluate the impact of the different pairs on the students’ programs, we consider the interface events, code metrics, quality, and creativity ...