Assessment Tips

Predict the output of code

Ask students what code will output when provided specific inputs. You can also ask students to provide inputs that will produce specific outputs.

Find and fix a bug in code

Ask students to identify a bug in code.

Explain, compare or critique code

Ask students to write sentences to describe code in a way that isn't in the class would understand.

Solve the problem by hand

Before students try to write code, make sure they can solve the problem by hand.