Assignment Types - Full List
Video: Students watch an instructional video created by CodeHS
Quizzes: Students answer multiple choice questions; final Exams are longer and encompass a larger scope (see below for more info on Quiz types)
Examples: Pre-written code for students to explore and experiment with
Parsons Problems: Programming puzzles where students are given scrambled code blocks and are tasked with rearranging them in the correct order.
Exercises: Short coding exercise usually with an Autograder and/or test cases; check out Program Types and Autograders for more information
Practice: Coding exercise that evaluates a specific method, function, or unit of code - always includes an Autograder and a scratchpad; see Using the Scratchpad and Unit Tests for more information
Challenge: Longer coding exercise with more complex solutions - teacher grading needed to review all the requirements of the exercise
Free Response: Students type into a notepad to answer free response questions
Notes: Provides student information about the topic
Badges: A reward for students who complete a Lesson, Module, or Course
Connection: An article, video, or activity which presents relevant Course content
Debugging: A pre-written (broken) program that requires students to fix errors in order to get it running- Embed: Embedded activity from another website
- Article: Embedded article or webpage for students to view
Survey: Brief section for students to give feedback on their experience with Course
Resource: A resource for students to complete, such as a worksheet.
Demo: A runnable example that reveals only the program's output, keeping the source code hidden.
Different Types of Quizzes
CodeHS has several assessment types for quizzes. To learn more, check out this article: Quiz Types
AP Practice - available in AP courses to help students prepare for the AP exam, these quizzes are meant to simulate the format of the AP exam
Check for Understanding - short quiz designed to confirm students watched the video and understood the main concepts
Final - summative quiz at the end of the course to synthesize learning of entire course content
Midterm - administered near the middle of the course to assess student progress and growth; useful to highlight student strengths and gaps before advancing to more challenging modules
Unit Quiz - quiz at the end of modules to assess overall understanding of the lessons
QuizBuzz - competitive, fast-paced quiz games that engage students and assess understanding
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