Why 342 students think (after one week) 20-25% of students, on average, do not
succeed in CSS 342 the first time

Follow directions
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- Not following directions that are given.
- Procrastinating on their assignments (not starting it until the last minute).

- Don't read instructions carefully.  Don't put enough effort into the class.

- Because they don't have enough time to study. Also, students might be
  misinterpreting or not following instructions.

Time management
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- Poor time management, not reading instructions, and not asking for help.

- Do not invest enough time to study and practice. 

- Did not give themselves enough time for the assignment.

- Don't have great time management.

- Because they don't start their assignments early so they don't have enough
  time to improve their code.

Not doing the work
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- Not doing the readings, not attending class, and general bad habits.

- Lack of planning or lack of preparedness.

- Not enough commitment and time spent learning the material in class as well
  as not doing assignments outside of class assignments.

- The language in CSS 342 is different, so they may not study hard to learn
  the new language.

- They don't spend enough time learning the concepts, give up on debugging code
  they don't understand.

- Mess up turning the assignment or mess up style and formatting.
  (Note from Zander - lowers grade, but usually not enough to fail.)

It's just plain hard
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- This class involves simultaneously learning a new language and applying new
  principles. This is usually the first time students are expected to do this.

- Likely due to the fast pace of the course, the complex material, poor time
  management, and tougher grading.

- People misjudge the difficulty of the class.

- Not practicing code, not attending lecture, waiting until the last day to
  start labs, and not getting during office hours.

- People are accustomed to the slow progression that comes with the java
  classes and do not prepare for the pace of the class.

Ask for help
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- Because they do not seek help when they need to.

- Past CSS 342 students recommended practicing writing code and discussing
  topics/answers with classmates. (Not homework, but general practice.)