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Teach students that running tests cannot prove that a code works. It can, however, prove that code is not working.

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  • AP A
  • Content Misconceptions
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  • Development Methods
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Tips from Deborah Power Carter The College Board’s AP Computer Science Teacher’s Guide.

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Show students what code looks like with and without new programming constructs (e.g., methods, Objects, inheritance, loops, switch statements) to motivate the reasons for using new concepts.
Direct students struggling with loops to write on paper what should happen, then have them determine the start, end, and update values.
Misconception: When a variable is on both sides of an equal sign (i.e., x = x+1), students can get very confused.

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