Compiled Learning Objectives

🕛 12 vs 24 hour clock

• Identify a pattern between a set of inputs and outputs produced by a given function

⚖️ Comparing current and target output

• Evaluate an expression that uses a comparison operator
• Explain when to use the === operator in a program
• List the values of the boolean type

✏️ Writing an assertion

• Describe the difference between console.log and console.assert
• Write an assertion to check for some behaviour of a given function
• Implement a piece of functionality specified in an assertion
• Given an assertion and a function declaration, identify and explain whether the assertion will succeed or fail
• Write an assertion for a function that implements a solution to a given problem

🔎 Interpreting errors

• Interpret an error trace to identify which line in which file caused the error
• Identify an error message from an error trace

🧠 Interpreting this error

• Interpret an error message
• Break down an error message and look up unfamiliar parts
• Rephrase an error message

🔄 Reusing variable names

• Fix code which declares the same identifier more than once

↙️ ↘️ Making a choice

• Propose a strategy for solving a problem
• Identify sub-problems within a larger problem

❓ Conditionally executing code

• Construct a flow diagram that describes how to produce an output from a given input
• Explain when it is necessary to use a conditional statement
• Identify the syntactic features of an if statement
• Analyse a conditional statement to determine whether or not the statement will be executed
• Determine the output of a program that uses a conditional statement

🧠 Forming sub-goals

• Define a sub-goal
• Explain why we use sub-goals

🧶 Accessing strings

• Define zero-indexing
• Given a short program, determine the return value of a call to slice on a string before execution
• Describe how to convert a string into a number in JavaScript

🔎 Testing a sub-goal

• Test a solution to a sub-goal before solving the whole problem

🏗️ Sub-goal #2

• Explain how different concepts are combined to solve a goal

🧹 Refactoring repetition

• Refactor code to remove duplication
• Explain why duplicated code can cause problems

🔬 Identifying missing tests

• Define groups of input
• Define edge cases
• Identify groups of input for a function
• Identify edge cases for a function

🎡 Morning orientation

• Introduce and welcome new volunteers
• Nominate a timekeeper
• Check the morning day plan and group structures

🧰 Workshop Activity

• Apply concepts from study to a practical example
• Work together on exercises and activities to find gaps in understanding
• Describe and resolve mental model errors

Study Group

• Resolve blockers in your coursework
• Express and resolve problems effectively by writing tickets and asking questions
• Give and receive code review
• Develop your personal portfolio
• Pair programme
• Evaluate your progress with peers and mentors