mt2012f:week7

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Week 7: Teaching Variables and Control Flow

Week 7: Teaching Variables and Control Flow

Objectives

Examine techniques for teaching students about variables and control flow.

Readings for Class Discussion

Twitchell (2002). Understanding Computer Variables
Kuittinen, et al (2004). Teaching roles of variables in elementary programming courses. SIGCSE Bull. 36, 3 (June 2004), 57-61.
Feinberg, D. (2007). A visual object-oriented programming environment. SIGCSE Bull. 39, 1 (March 2007), 140-144.
Review chapters in Horstmann text on decisions and iterations.

Videos

Nick Parlante. Pointers in Java
Khan Academy. For Loops in Python and While Loops in Python

Topics

Understanding variables
Arrays and pointers
Explaining control flow

Lab

AP CS: Arrays and Array Lists

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