ember-set-example

controllers.application.js

import Ember from 'ember';
import {set} from '@ember/object';

export default Ember.Controller.extend({
  appName: 'Ember Twiddle',
  
  checkboxList: [{"VALUE": "Content"}],
  
  actions:{
  	updateValue(){
      set(this.get('checkboxList')[0], "VALUE", "Contents");
    }
  }
  
  
});

templates.application.hbs

<h1>Welcome to {{appName}}</h1>
<br>
{{#each checkboxList as |cb|}}
  {{cb.VALUE}}
{{/each}}

<button onclick={{action "updateValue"}} >update value</button>
<br>
{{outlet}}
<br>
<br>

twiddle.json

{
  "version": "0.15.1",
  "EmberENV": {
    "FEATURES": {}
  },
  "options": {
    "use_pods": false,
    "enable-testing": false
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "jquery": "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.js",
    "ember": "3.4.3",
    "ember-template-compiler": "3.4.3",
    "ember-testing": "3.4.3"
  },
  "addons": {
    "ember-data": "3.4.2"
  }
}