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A comparative analysis of different gender pair combinations in pair programming

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  • Kyungsub Stephen Choi

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Over the last decade, there has been a steady stream of pair programming studies. However, one significant area of pair programming that has not received its due attention is gender. Considering the fact that pair programming is one of the major human-centric software development paradigms, this is a gap that needs to be addressed. This empirical study conducted quantitative and qualitative analyses of different gender pair combinations within pair programming context. Using a pool of university programming course students as the experiment participants, the study examined three gender pair types: female–female, female–male, and male–male. The result revealed that there was no significant gender difference in the pair programming coding output. But there were significant differences in the levels of pair compatibility and communication between the same gender pair type: female–female and male–male, and the mixed gender pair type, female–male. The post-experiment comments provide additional insights and details about gender in pair interactions.

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  • Kyungsub Stephen Choi, 2015. "A comparative analysis of different gender pair combinations in pair programming," Behaviour and Information Technology, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 34(8), pages 825-837, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:tbitxx:v:34:y:2015:i:8:p:825-837
    DOI: 10.1080/0144929X.2014.937460
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