Use-Modify-Create

Use-Modify-Create

Front: Use - Modify - Create is a three stage progression used to engage students in CS learning. Reviewing and using existing code then modifying it to change its outcome before writing code from scratch has been demonstrated to increase confidence and reduce anxiety.

Back: First have students interact with a finished program (use). Next, challenge students to make changes to (remix) the provided program (modify). Finally, have students create their own program using the provided program as a model (create). This strategy can be implemented independently or collaboratively. Provide guiding questions and prompts to facilitate each activity.

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