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Daily Resources and Learning Intentions
Daily Resources and Learning Intentions
Daily Resources and Learning Intentions
NOTICE
Open the learning intentions and resources at the start of each class.
When absent or away from school, all students are expected to self-help and complete the activities using the resources posted below.
Learning Intentions and Resources
DATE
TOPIC
LEARNING INTENTIONS & RESOURCESSummative
Thu 2 Mar
End of course content - Revision period and Targets. wed 28 Feb
End of course content - Revision period and Targets. Thu 22 Feb
Mr Mj Absent (Covid) - Revise, Preapre for Exams. Tue 24 Jan
Recursion - Merge Sort Click Here Fri 20 Jan
Recursion Click Here Tue 17 Jan
Recursion Click Here Test Notification - 31 JAN - Summative Test - 2D Arrays - MCQ + FRQ Type
Tue 17 Jan
2D Arrays - Exam Prep
Fri 13 Jan
2D Arrays
Thu 12 Jan
2D Arrays
Tue 10 Jan
2D Arrays
Tue 6 Dec
Test - FRQ + MCQ (OOP)
Test Notification Reminder - Summative Test - MCQ + FRQ Type - Full OOP (6th December)
Fri 2 Dec
Coding Challenge - Standard Algorithms Click Here Thu 1 Dec
Standard Algorithms & Course Reflection Click Here Tue 29 Nov
Standard Algorithms for Searching and Sorting Click Here Test Change Notification - Summative Test - MCQ Type - Full OOP (6th December)
Fri 25 Nov
Java Abstract Keyword + Interface + Card Game Sort App Click Here Thurs 24
OOP videos Click Here Tue 22 Nov
Bubble Sort App with OOP Click Here Tues 15 Nov
OOP Projects - Inheritance and Polymorphism Click Here Test Notification - Summative Test - MCQ Type - Full OOP (24th November)
Fri 11 Nov
OOP - Polymorphism, Overriding, Inheritance Click Here Thu 10 Nov
OOP - Polymorphism, Overriding, Inheritance Click Here Tue 8 Nov
OOP - Showcase Click Here Fri 4 Nov
OOP - Showcases / Consolidation, Inheritance, Polymorphism Click Here Thu 3 Nov
OOP - Encapsulation, data hiding, OOP Graphics Click Here Tue 18 Oct
OOP - Encapsulation, data hiding, OOP Graphics Click Here Fri 14 Oct
Classes, Records, Arrays of Record, Null Click Here Thur 13 Oct
Classes, Records, Arrays of Record, Null Click Here Test Notification - AP Central Exam Type - 10 x MCQ + 1 x FRQ (45 minutes) | Tuesday 11th October
Until 10th Oct 1-Dimensional Arrays and Exam Practice Fri 23 Sep 1-Dimensional Arrays Thu 22 Sep Strings + Exam Written Responses Fri 16 Sep Problem Solving - String Functions Thu 15 Sep String Functions Tue 13 Sep
Methods(); Identifier scope: local & global; Actual and Formal Parameters; Static keyword; void, return types; Menus and Clear Screen Techniques
Fri 9 Sep
Using Switch Statements
Thu 8 Sep
Modulo Arithmetic & Coding
Tue 6 Sep
MCQ Do-While & Switch Statements
Fri 2 Sept
Do While - Bottom Driven Loops
Thurs 1 Sept
Collaboration - SinX Solutions and Processing
Tues 30th Aug
Nested Loops - Numerical Triangles
Thurs 25th Aug
Prior Learning Check
Tues 23rd Aug
Getting Connected
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Course Overview & Assessment
Course Overview & Assessment
Course Overview & Assessment
For any aspiring programmer, the benefits of learning Java are foundational to learning subsequent coding languages such as C, C#, C++, Python and others. This is because Java teaches new coders how to think like a programmer, working through processes with logic and testing out ideas.
Course Description
AP Computer Science A is an introductory college-level computer science course. Students cultivate their understanding of coding through analysing, writing, and testing code as they explore concepts like modularity, variables, and control structures. This AP course at ACS Cobham focuses on developing students' capacity to think creatively, innovatively, analytically, logically, and critically and to apply skills, knowledge and understanding of programming, using Java, in a range of contexts to solve problems. Creative, critical and meta-cognitive thinking skills are developed through students’ practical involvement in projects.
Fundamental topics in this course include the design of solutions to problems, the use of data structures to organise large sets of data, the development and implementation of algorithms to process data and discover new information, the analysis of potential solutions, and the ethical and social implications of computing systems. The course emphasises object-oriented programming and design using the Java programming language.
This a course in which diverse aspects of a student’s prior knowledge and skills can be brought together. Students will be given opportunities to build on their technology and programming skills when designing and integrating coded solutions throughout the course. Through approaches such as modelling and prototyping and other student-centred activities, students will develop knowledge and understanding of both practical and theoretical concepts of Computer Science.
Participation in Computer Science at ACS Cobham appeals to students through practical activities and their enjoyment of learning about and using computers. As a result of studying this course, students will be equipped to make appropriate use of and informed choices about computational technologies both at a personal level and in the workplace. Students will be prepared for future developments and directions in the exciting and challenging field of Computer Science. They can develop an interest in, enjoyment of and critical reflection about computer technology as an integral part of modern society.
Prerequisites
It is recommended that students have successfully completed a first-year high school algebra course with a strong foundation of basic linear functions, the composition of functions, and problem-solving strategies that require multiple approaches and collaborative efforts. In addition, students should be able to use a Cartesian (x, y) coordinate system to represent points on a plane. It is important that students and their advisers understand that any significant computer science course builds upon a foundation of mathematical reasoning that should be acquired before attempting such a course.
Prior computer science experience is required to take this course at ACS Cobham and so students must have completed our Computer Java course first, or an equivalent course such as IGCSE Computer Science (Grade B) using Java. All students must have at at-least Mathematics IM1 Standard, Grade 4, or its equivalent (IGCSE C), to enrol in this course.
Learning Enrichment and Challenge
Assessment and Exam Format
Section I: Multiple Choice
40 Questions | 1 Hour 30 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
- The multiple-choice section includes mostly individual questions, occasionally with 1–2 sets of questions (2 questions per set).
- Computational Thinking Practices 1, 2, 4, and 5 are all assessed in the multiple-choice section.
Section II: Free Response
4 Questions | 1 Hour 30 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
All free-response questions assess Computational Thinking Practice 3: Code Implementation, with the following focus:
- Question 1: Methods and Control Structures—Students will be asked to write program code to create objects of a class and call methods, and satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements.
- Question 2: Classes—Students will be asked to write program code to define a new type by creating a class and satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements.
- Question 3: Array/ArrayList—Students will be asked to write program code to satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements and create, traverse, and manipulate elements in 1D array or ArrayList objects.
- Question 4: 2D Array—Students will be asked to write program code to satisfy method specifications using expressions, conditional statements, and iterative statements and create, traverse, and manipulate elements in 2D array objects.
- Enhancement & Enrichment Options and Planning Enhancement & Enrichment Options and Planning
- Prerequisite Course Content - Fundamentals in Java Prerequisite Course Content - Fundamentals in Java
- Unit 1 - Further Programming Unit 1 - Further Programming
- Unit 1.1 - OOP Programming Unit 1.1 - OOP Programming
