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Misconception: Students believe that when they assign a = b, they are copying b into a rather than making a point to b.

  • This misconception is a result of an incorrect mental model of how variable assignment works.

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  • Content Misconceptions
  • CS 1
  • Intro Programming
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"Exploring programming misconceptions: an analysis of student mistakes in visual program simulation exercises" by Teemu Sirkiä and Juha Sorva.

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