[Year 12 SofDev] Prog Languages

Thu May 9 03:09:26 UTC 2019

I’m the same as Nat (and others) on this one.

I’ve done U3O1 as one in all in for VB, but then have allowed flexibility with regards to the SAT as it should be the students determining the language that best meets their needs.

That being said, I would have thought that the language meet the Programming requirements (to ensure equity) like Richard mentioned. Usually I’ve had discussions with students to ensure they know that support may be limited (as you might not have a good knowledge of the language they have chosen compared to what you have used in U3O1) and usually had them show me some examples of what they have done and can do with their “alternative” language to a similar level of what was required of students in U3O1.

Hope this helps

JV

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From: sofdev <sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au> On Behalf Of Richard Shelly
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I pretty much do this too.

U3O1 is python specific (I did VB in my first year teaching SD, and Python this year and last year).

For the SAT, students can either use python, or another language. If they opt for another language, they have to demonstrate it meets the VCAA rules though.

From: sofdev <sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au>> On Behalf Of HEATH Natalie
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For the SAT I allowed anything that suited their purposes. I marked the work with them next to me so that they could explain any features I wasn’t familiar with.
However, for U3O1 I had them all work in VB for the sole purpose of making sure they all had equitable tasks – some things are more difficult in other languages, especially when it comes to creating GUIs. It also makes sure that I can take them through the same tasks in the same way and cover many of the skills needed for the exam, laying the groundwork.
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Hi I don’t think there is any reason, my kids are using a variety of languages.

Vera

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I have a number of kids who are keen to do SD but hate Visual Basic. I have  a lot of reasons for using VB and intend to keep using it for Units 3 and 4 even though we do C++, Python and PHP as part of our Year 10 programs.

Is there any reason why all the SD students within a class need to all use the same programming language for their SAT?

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