Course Level
CS1
Knowledge Unit
Fundamental Programming Concepts
Collection Item Type
Tutorial
Synopsis
In this tutorial, students work on creating a Java program that displays something "interesting." Students must create a program that uses no more that 10 println statements to generate their ASCII art.
Engagement Highlights
Incorporates Student Choice by allowing students to pick what their program will do and what their 'interesting' output will look like. Supports Student-Student Interaction by encouraging students to help one another while working on the activity. Uses Effective Encouragement by stating that recitations are for practices and to not worry about right or wrong answers.
Engagement Practices Employed
Materials and Links
Computer Science Details
Programming Language
Java
Material Format and Licensing Information
Creative Commons License
CC BY-NC