Give students constant exposure to code, even if they aren’t able to fully understand it right away, to develop their comfort with code over the long term.

  • Giving students quizzes where they are exposed to a lot of code, even a few lines at a time, helps them succeed.
    • However, if successful completion is a barrier to continue moving through the curriculum, this discourages students.
  • Even when students get the questions to quizzes wrong, the exposure to material improves their abilities when they begin programming.

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