{"id":1250,"date":"2024-12-29T17:44:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T17:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/proged\/?page_id=1250"},"modified":"2024-12-29T17:44:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T17:44:25","slug":"guidelines-for-teaching-programming","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kcl.ac.uk\/proged\/guidelines-for-teaching-programming\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines for Teaching Programming"},"content":{"rendered":"

In December 2024, I published a series of blog posts revisiting guidelines for programming teaching that I had thought and written about over the last 25 years. Here they are.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Introduction: Guidelines for Teaching Programming<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Guideline 1: Objects First<\/a><\/strong>
\nGuideline 2: Don\u2019t start with a blank screen<\/a><\/strong>
\nGuideline 3: Read Code<\/a><\/strong>
\nGuideline 4: Don\u2019t use \u201cHello World\u201d<\/a><\/strong>
\nGuideline 5: Show program structure<\/a><\/strong>
\nGuideline 6: Illustrate the process<\/a><\/strong>
\nGuideline 7: Creativity (or: Open & Closed)<\/a><\/strong>
\nGuideline 8: Use A Spiral Approach<\/a><\/strong>
\nGuideline 9: Programming for the many, not the few<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Starting from mid-January, I will complement these guidelines with a series of posts offering concrete examples how each of these pieces of advice can be put into practice. Check back later if you are interested.<\/p>\n

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