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Misconception: Students believe that a method can only be called once on a given object.

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  • Make sure students understand that the same method can be called multiple times on the same object.
    • It’s important students understand that universally, there is no set number of times that a single method can be called on a single object.

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  • Content Misconceptions
  • CS 1
  • Intro Programming
  • Programming Concepts
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"Visual program simulation in introductory programming education" by Juha Sorva.

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