Skip to main content
CS Teaching Tips

Main navigation

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

When teaching proofs, demonstrate proof techniques extensively before asking students to write their own.

Share When teaching proofs, demonstrate proof techniques extensively before asking students to write their own. with FacebookShare When teaching proofs, demonstrate proof techniques extensively before asking students to write their own. with Twitter
  • Proofs are best understood after a lot of exposure; students often need to build up a great deal of intuition and familiarity before drafting their own proofs.

More about this tip

Tags

  • Programming Concepts
External Source

Interview with John Dougherty

Other Tips By
Other Tips By John Dougherty

Similar tips

Teach "if" statements before "switch" statements, then explain how "switch" is a specialized case of "if" by translating an "if" statement into a "switch" statement.
Focus on simple examples in a breadth course about systems to avoid confusing students. Save depth for upper level courses.
Avoid formal definitions of topics at first in intro courses; these can be intimidating for students, as they can look like “hard math.”
  • CSTT Facebook
  • CSTT Twitter

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

Privacy Policy

  • National Science Foundation
  • Sage Fox Group
  • Harvey Mudd College