Share Misconception: Students believe that boolean values can only be used in conditionals. with FacebookShare Misconception: Students believe that boolean values can only be used in conditionals. with Twitter Like(2615 Likes) Explain to students that boolean values are comparable to numbers or strings in that they can be used anywhere when programming. This will encourage students to treat booleans as they would any other object. More about this tip Tags Content Misconceptions CS 1 Intro Programming Programming Concepts External Source "Visual program simulation in introductory programming education" by Juha Sorva. Other Tips By Other Tips By Juha Sorva