Students with Learning Disabilities, Pair Programming And Situational Motivation

Authors

Shana L. Pribesh, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Wu He, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Silvana M. Watson, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Debra A. Major, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Li Xu, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Ling Li, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Xin Tian, Old Dominion UniversityFollow
Anjee Gorkhali, Old Dominion University
Yuming He, Old Dominion UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2019

Publication Title

Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference

Pages

2390-2395

Conference Name

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, March 18-22, 2019 in Las Vegas, NV, USA

Abstract

Persons with learning disabilities (LD) are underrepresented in computer science and information technology fields despite the explosion of related career opportunities and interest. In this study, we examine the use of pair programming as a collaborative intervention in with computer programming and compare students with learning disabilities to students who do not have learning disabilities. We concentrate on situational motivation constructs which tap into the desire to meet goals and acquire skills. We find that students with LD and similar students without LD fare the same. For the both groups, three of the four situational motivation subscales increase after the introduction of pair programming. The use of pair programming holds promises as an educational intervention for all students including those with learning disabilities.

Comments

Copyright by AACE. Reprinted with permission of AACE (http://www.aace.org).

ORCID

0000-0001-9157-3493 (Pribesh), 0000-0001-9663-4355 (Watson), 0000-0003-0304-1740 (Major), 0000-0002-2445-5531 (Tian), 0000-0002-4256-8476 (He)

Original Publication Citation

Pribesh, S., He, W., Watson, S., Major, D., Xu, L., Li, L., Tian, X., Gorkhali, A. & He, Y. (2019). Students with learning disabilities, pair programming and situational motivation. In K. Graziano (Ed.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (pp. 2390-2395). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education. https://www.learntechlib.org/p/207984/

Repository Citation

Pribesh, Shana L.; He, Wu; Watson, Silvana M.; Major, Debra A.; Xu, Li; Li, Ling; Tian, Xin; Gorkhali, Anjee; and He, Yuming, "Students with Learning Disabilities, Pair Programming And Situational Motivation" (2019). Educational Foundations & Leadership Faculty Publications. 103.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/efl_fac_pubs/103