Technocamps | Rob Lutken

Based upon the WJEC A-Level specification I have put together a practical mock exam for students studying for the 2016 practical exam.
You can find it here

The exam contains similar questions to that of the exam whereby:
The first section is about their ability to demonstrate that they can read, understand and fix code.
There is a series of broken code that they should fill in.
I have also made a video tutorial on how to tackle part one which can be found here

The second part of the practical is to create a similar User interface.
They are then required to implement various algorithms such as saving information to files and then searching that file for a particular record.
A video tutorial on how to tackle part two can be found here

Technocamps spent the weekend at Techniquest in Cardiff Bay demonstrating Computer Science.
We displayed a range of technology of which we use to deliver our workshops in schools, such as our Arduino DIY gamer’s and 3D printer.
There was lots of great interest in Computer Science and programming from both parents and children.
Interestingly there was a fair few young children, most who hadn’t even started school were having a go at creating games in Scratch and Kodu.
Another point that was quite clear was the level of knowledge of children that were in English schools.

As the Technocamps is currently a Welsh Government funded project we rarely have the opportunity to work with children from our neighbors in England, nevertheless from my experience over the weekend the critical understanding of Computer Science between English and Welsh pupils was concerning as there was clearly a divide where English pupils were leagues ahead in terms of proficiency.

All in all it was a fantastic weekend with loads of children having a go at programming.

Category: Technocamps

A-Level Mock Assessment 2016

British Science Weekend @ Techniquest