<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class="">Hi all,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div>Shouldn’t the testing reflect the type of application that has been developed by the student? Not all applications have requirements such as editing files. My students have developed a very wide range of applications and I thought it is up to them to determine the testing and evaluation process.<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Regards</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Brett</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On 4 Aug 2016, at 1:54 PM, Paragreen, Chris J <<a href="mailto:paragreen.chris.j@edumail.vic.gov.au" class="">paragreen.chris.j@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="">
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<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" class="">Hi Philip,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" class="">Is the “works” column redundant? If it works, actual result should say “as expected”. Otherwise the content of expected result would indicate that it doesn’t
work.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" class="">I’d also be adverse to including the meets requirements column. Students tend to confuse testing and evaluation, so I’d avoid drawing a direct association between
the two.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" class="">Otherwise, thanks for the list of things to test. That’s going to make life a lot easier!<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" class="">Regards,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" class="">Chris<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose" class=""><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></a></p>
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<b class="">On Behalf Of </b>Philip Feain<br class="">
<b class="">Sent:</b> Thursday, 4 August 2016 9:25 AM<br class="">
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<b class="">Subject:</b> [Year 12 SofDev] What I want for testing in Criterion 7<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Dear All<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">I have asked my students for a testing table with the following headings:<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">- Item tested<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">- Actual result<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">I thought about a column for a description, but thought it might just lead to taking up more time. I am thinking of getting students to print out their testing table and to annotate it.<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Things that need to be tested:<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">- Validation - existence, range and type - test for correct and incorrect data<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">- Writing to files<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">- Reading from files<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">- Searching files<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">- Sorting files<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">- Adding to files<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">- Deleting from files<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">- Editing files<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">- Menu items<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">- Buttons - Clear - Calculations - a variety of tests to show working<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">- Viewing reports/ data in listboxes<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">- Security - Logins/encryption/authentication<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Tests should show what is working and what is not working.<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">I have included the Meets requirements column so students can have a quick reference to see how their solution is meeting requirements for when they write their report later.<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Hope this helps.<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Regards<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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<div class=""><p class="MsoNormal">Phil.<br clear="all" class="">
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