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Student Handout — Code Efficiency, Readability, & Benchmarking

Course 3: Introduction to Programming / Unit 9: Code Efficiency, Algorithms & Artificial Intelligence / Lesson 2: Code Efficiency, Readability, & Benchmarking

Code Efficiency & Benchmarking Worksheet.

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________

Explore and practice

Execution timing demo, code refactoring exercise, historical case study analysis (including 2 9/11 Video), and efficiency analysis studio.

Record your work

Describe what you tried, show your work or attach your artifact, and explain what your evidence demonstrates.

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Use the vocabulary

Code Efficiency, Readability, Benchmarking, Execution Time, Optimization, Time Complexity, Memory Footprint, Profiling, Refactoring, Performance

Use relevant terms above to explain one part of your work.

Check and reflect

  • I completed the assigned activity and recorded my work.
  • I used lesson vocabulary accurately.
  • I can explain one thing I learned and one question I still have.

Discuss and submit in Google Classroom

Use this site to read, watch, and get shared learning materials. Keep completed work, questions, and comments in your class on Google Classroom.

Open Google Classroom

Choose your class and the assignment named by your teacher.

KDE student outcomes

Unit-level context for this lesson · Course 110201

View aligned outcomes (2)
  • #12 Explain how algorithms are used to produce artificial intelligence (AI).
  • #13 Evaluate and critique the effectiveness and efficiency of code written.

Alignment from Master Lesson Plans v3.5. These are instructional targets; completing a resource does not by itself establish mastery.