<html><body style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Hi Mark<div><br /></div><div>In pseudocode, END IF does not need to be written. It commonly is -- but it is not required. I recall on past exams in SD that the assessors did not flag this as an error.</div><div><br /></div><div>I think this is because 'VB-centric' languages (wish I had a better way of describing this phenomenon since so many teachers use VB) require the END IF in the code. But some languages, such as PHP, do not require it.</div><div><br /></div><div>But perhaps someone else might add to the discussion?</div><div><br /></div><div> Maggie<br />VK3CFI<br /><blockquote><br />----- Original Message -----<br /><div style="width:100%;background:rgb(228,228,228);"><div style="font-weight:bold;">From:</div> "Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List" <sofdev@edulists.com.au></div><br /><div style="font-weight:bold;">To:</div>"Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List" <sofdev@edulists.com.au><br /><div style="font-weight:bold;">Cc:</div><br /><div style="font-weight:bold;">Sent:</div>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 13:10:51 +1000<br /><div style="font-weight:bold;">Subject:</div>[Year 12 SofDev] Pseudocode tweak - VITTA 2012 SD Exam #1, Question C8b<br /><br /><br /><p>Hi all. I believe in the VITTA 2012 SD Exam #1 there's a missing END IF to close the last IF in C8b. <br /><br />It's not crucial to any of the subsequent questions, but you might want to add it before giving it to the kiddies.<br clear="all" /><br />-- <br />Mark Kelly<br />Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area<br />McKinnon Secondary College<br />McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia<br />Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085, Fax +613 9578 9253<br /><a href="mailto:kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au">kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au</a> << use this, not Edumail please!<br />
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