Professional Learning And Networking for Computing
Activity Summary Exercises on interrogating databases using SQL. Database files are included. Time required 60 to 8 hours Resources Download exercise Follow Up Activities Practical work on databases. Work on AH project
Activity Summary A series of exercises written in reference language covering the requirements at National 5. Solutions to exercises are given Suggested Time Required Activity would be used throughout the SDD section of the course. Alternatively the exercises could be used for revision/self-study purposes Resources Click...
Activity Summary Explanation of and exercises about implementing the use of external text files and creating and using records in VB.NET Suggested Time Required 3 to 4 hours of class time Resources Click to download Follow Up Activities Pupils can integrate this with their study of...
Activity Summary This activity allows students to gain an understanding of parameters and parameter passing techniques. This is an introductory lesson. The focus of the lesson is to introduce passing parameters; at this stage, topics such as difference between functions and procedures are not considered....
Summary of Technique This technique is used to interrogate pupils’ knowledge of structured programming by looking at alternative conceptions. A list of known alternative conceptions (see the approach post here) is used as the basis for programming questions. The questions can act as a diagnostic test, by providing...
Activity Summary This is a diagnostic test and set of PI questions that helps a teacher to identify alternative conceptions of structured style code. They can be used as a multiple choice test with the most common alternative conceptions at National 5 being identified or as individual...
Summary of Technique Exercise(s) for Teachers Ways of Using the Technique in the Classroom The most important thing about using TRACS is to be flexible in its use. The process captures all the features of a piece of code and allows you to concentrate on...
