block-based coding assignment
nounUK /blɒk beɪst ˈkəʊdɪŋ əˈsaɪnmənt/
US /blɑk beɪst ˈkoʊdɪŋ əˈsaɪnmənt/
A school task where you build a computer program by snapping blocks together.
For homework, we had a block-based coding assignment to make a cat dance across the screen.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A graded classroom activity in which students use block-based languages to solve a problem.
The teacher collected our block-based coding assignments at the end of the lesson.
3. A take-home project completed with visual programming tools rather than typed code.
My block-based coding assignment was to animate a short story with two characters.
4. An exercise in a coding course that uses puzzle-like blocks instead of text syntax.
Beginners start with a block-based coding assignment before moving on to Python.