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Ensure young CS students check their functions with a variety of inputs, as well as with edge cases.

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  • Young students can have a tendency to not check whether their output is correct or not, but are simply content with the program producing an output. They can also have a tendency to avoid edge cases; place additional focus on them thorough program testing.

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  • CS 1
  • Intro Programming
  • Development Methods
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"Computer science as a cultural encounter" by Yifat Ben-David Kolikant, under "Challenges posed by the students"

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