[Year 12 SofDev] practice exams

[Adrian Janson]

Hi Andrew,

Mark explained it well. I guess from my perspective, the second I think of
testing, I think of "boundary value analysis". It's really one of the main
parts of testing - so while the term itself is not used (and really then -
I shouldn't have had a question that was quite so explicit), the concept
will be one that will be well understood by students.

VCAA could certainly ask students to perform a boundary value analysis and
could even ask a question where a student could reply with an answer that
uses the term 'boundary value analysis' *(in the right context - and with
an explanation). But VCAA won't use the term in the way I have.

Cheers,
Adrian


On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 9:25 PM, Mark <mark at vceit.com> wrote:

> Hi Andrew
>
> Teh study design seems to be deliberately getting more and more vague (or
> should I say "less prescriptive"?) as time goes on.
>
> While it does not enumerate as many mandated "including" topics, it does
> leave teh gate open for many valid interpretations of KK.
>
> I have always considered boundary conditions to be a key factor in
> testing, since so many exam questions have focused on teh difference
> between < > and <= and >=.
>
> If teh design does not mention a term, it cannot be explicitly examined.
> However students can use teh term or concept (where relevant. e.g.
> "CamelCase") in their answers and earn marks.
>
> Regards,
> Mark
>
>
> And speaking of ants, here's some holiday frivolity.
>
> Apparently many of you guys have these "holidays".
> Spare a charitable thought for us retired folk who NEVER get to have a day
> off.
> It's just day in, day out relaxing and walking on the beach, and doing
> whatever we want when we want.
> When will this hell EVER end?
>
>
>
> ​
>
> On 22 September 2016 at 17:31, Andrew Shortell <shortell at get2me.net>
> wrote:
>
>> hi all
>> I am enjoying my break from classes unlike some of my students who are
>> actually practising for the exams (not all)
>> While I was outside fencing (no I was not counting cows correctly OR
>> accurately just bloddy rabbits and rabbit holes and ant nests) i was
>> thinking about work things.
>>
>> In teh Janson practice exam 1 there is
>>
>> c 11 a   What is boundary value analysis
>> I deduce that it is testing  just outside the boundary and if < then on
>> teh boundary and if <= then one above the boundary?
>>
>> I went looking through the study design last night and the term Boundary
>> value is not explicitly mentioned (as far as I found …. )
>> of course my better students complained that I had not taught them about
>> it
>>
>> that led me to think about test table values - how precisely on teh
>> boundary do they need to be in the exam?
>> when is close enough good enough? etc…
>>
>> Any advice?
>>
>>
>> Andrew
>>
>> Andrew Shortell
>> Educator
>> CRC Melton
>>
>>
>> shortell at get2me.net (This List)
>> @acsbear8 (twitter)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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