Abstract:

This study introduces an innovative hybrid methodology, PCWF (Programming Collaboratively with wiki and forum), specifically designed to enhance structured programming education at the secondary level. By addressing challenges such as abstraction and modularization, the methodology combines programming techniques with online collaborative tools to promote critical thinking and teamwork. Using wiki and forum platforms, a group of 27 students decomposed complex problems, shared solutions, and participated in peer evaluations.

The implementation followed four phases: introduction to the fundamentals of structured programming, collaborative practice using wiki and forum, peer evaluation, and survey-based feedback collection. When collaborative methods were employed, results showed a 13.88% improvement in individual performance, measured through individual practice assessments and peer evaluations within collaborative tasks. Individual practices were scored by the instructor based on predefined rubrics assessing functionality, efficiency, and code documentation. Additionally, contributions to collaborative tasks, including wiki and forum activities, were evaluated by peers using structured criteria, ensuring alignment with the instructor’s evaluations. This dual approach highlighted the effectiveness of collaborative methodologies in enhancing programming skills. A strong correlation (0.80) was found between students' performance in group activities and their individual assessments. Additionally, peer evaluation showed high reliability, with group ratings closely aligning with the teacher's evaluations.

Student feedback highlighted the effectiveness of combining wiki and forum for collaborative learning, emphasizing their complementary strengths in problem-solving guidance and immediate feedback. The study concludes that PCWF not only enhances programming skills, supports equitable assessment, and reduces the teacher's workload by facilitating the management of collaborative activities but also offers a scalable model for integrating collaborative technologies into programming education.

Keywords:

Collaborative learning, technology-enhanced learning, Secondary Education, programming pedagogy, collaborative programming.