Özet:

Pair programming is one of the approaches that reflect cooperative learning on coding education. Theoretically, pair programming is known to have many advantages. The aim of this study is to examine the attitudes of secondary school students towards cooperative learning and coding and their views on pair programming practices. Explanatory sequential pattern, in which quantitative and qualitative data were collected consecutive, was preferred in the study. Participants are 220 secondary school students determined by criterion sampling. Cooperative Learning Scale developed by Şahin, Arseven, Ökmen, Eriş, and İlğan (2017) was used to determine the attitudes of students towards cooperative learning. Attitudes towards coding were collected using the Attitude towards Coding Scale developed within the scope of the research. The qualitative data of the research was collected through focus group interviews using a semi-structured interview form consisting of 6 questions. As a result of the research, it was determined that students' attitudes towards cooperative learning and coding were positive. There is no significant difference between gender in terms of attitudes towards cooperative learning. However, there is a significant difference between gender in terms of attitudes towards coding. A positive correlation was determined between the attitude towards coding and cooperative learning. Accordingly, the positive effects of cooperative learning were emphasized in the views on the application of pair programming. Consequently, based on their positive attitudes towards both coding education and cooperative learning, pair programming provides an important opportunity and pedagogical infrastructure in terms of turning the technical infrastructure disadvantage into an advantage.

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