[Edu-sig] Techniques to force students to plan

[Tim Wilson]

Hi everyone,

I'm frustrated right now with my lack of success at getting my students t=
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plan their programs more carefully before diving in and coding. This is=20
especially problematic for the ones who struggle a bit more with=20
programming.

I had them work on my last assignment in phases. That seemed to help a=20
little bit, but I think they would benefit even more by forcing them to d=
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more planning.

So what works? Is anyone aware of a technique that may be more effective=20
than flowcharting? I'd love to get some ideas of things to try with our=20
next project.

-Tim

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