Collaborative Solving of Computer Science Tasks: How Pairs Differ from Individuals?

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFEDU/article/802/info" target="_blank" >https://infedu.vu.lt/journal/INFEDU/article/802/info</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/infedu.2025.06" target="_blank" >10.15388/infedu.2025.06</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Collaborative Solving of Computer Science Tasks: How Pairs Differ from Individuals?

Original language description

Research on collaborative learning of computer science has been conducted primarily in programming. This paper extends this area by including short tasks (such as those used in contests like the Bebras Challenge) that cover many other computer science topics. The aim of this research is to explore how problem-solving in pairs differs from individual approaches when tackling contest tasks. An observational study was conducted on tens of thousands of contestants aged 8-12 years. Statistical tests showed that, compared to individuals, pairs have a higher ratio of correct answers and solve slightly more tasks. They seem to be more successful in some components of computational thinking and are more confident in their answers. In tasks with instant feedback, pairs find the correct solution faster than individuals. As the age of the pupils increases, a trend of decreasing advantages of working in pairs can be observed. These results could be useful for curriculum makers who create computer science textbooks.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Informatics in Education

ISSN

1648-5831

e-ISSN

2335-8971

Volume of the periodical

24

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

LT - LITHUANIA

Number of pages

24

Pages from-to

175-198

UT code for WoS article

001466058000006

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105002421602