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Analogy for static objects (or members)
Static members belong to the type, not the instance
Static members are best seen as belonging to the type rather than the instance. If you're inside a class, it can be harder to see:
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Analogy for static objects (or members)
I use school colors and principal's name.
If someone comes in tomorrow and says your principal is no longer Mr. Smith, it's now Ms. Jones then that change is made for every object (student) in the ...
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Analogy for static objects (or members)
One way to approach this might be to have students identify what they all have in common and what they each possess individually. That which is common -- like the school they are attending or the ...
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Should Java Static space and Memory Model be a part of AP CS
Static is within the AP subset and is fair game for the examination. Oddly enough, the memory model of Java that operates here is not, so students could, ...
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Analogy for static objects (or members)
An example of static, "preferably something that high-school students can relate to and understand", would be the instructor. Each period for the ...
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Classification of programming exercises
Another classification criterium would around the type of exercise. Some exercises are 'here is a problem, write a piece of code to solve it' or 'design a (piece of a) software system'. Others are '...
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Classification of programming exercises
In one sense this is hopeless as you probably can't come up with a classification that everyone would agree with. On the other hand, it is certainly possible for you to come up with a classification ...
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Should Java Static space and Memory Model be a part of AP CS
If one understands objects, fields, and variables, static fields should be easy to understand (e.g. as fields of a "class object"). And if one does not understand objects, one can not apply OOP or ...
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Analogy for static objects (or members)
Here's an answer that will not make you happy. If you need an analogy, maybe the concept is too complex to be taught? The literature on CS education does not show a lot of support for analogical ...
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