Skip to main content
CS Teaching Tips

Main navigation

  • Browse All Tips
  • Tags
  • 3D
  • About
  • Rate Tips
  • Tip Sheets

Trace through nested conditionals with students because nesting makes it difficult for them to track which lines of code get executed when.

Share Trace through nested conditionals with students because nesting makes it difficult for them to track which lines of code get executed when. with FacebookShare Trace through nested conditionals with students because nesting makes it difficult for them to track which lines of code get executed when. with Twitter
  • Even students who have mastered IF/ELSE statements have difficulty with nested conditionals.
  • See the Code.org unplugged Nested Conditionals lesson plan for a relevant in-class activity!

More about this tip

Tags

  • Development Methods
  • Programming Concepts
External Source
Interview with Lisa Milenkovic
Other Tips By
Other Tips By Lisa Milenkovic

Similar tips

Misconception: Students may not realize that websites need and use servers to store, process, and deliver content to users’ browsers, causing struggles with the distinction between Server side vs. Client side.
Teach students how to find built-in Java methods in the Javadocs documentation so they can are prepared to use this skill on the AP CS exam.
Introduce terms like declaration, initialization, and operand that often appear in C++ error messages so that students are prepared to understand and interpret the error messages they come across using C++.

For more information or to report a bug, contact us at admin@csteachingtips.org. Built with Bootstrap. Powered by Drupal.

Privacy Policy