week 1

Learning aim A: Examine the computational thinking skills and principles of computer programming

A1 Computational thinking skills

Application of computational thinking skills involved in analysing problems and processes,

in order to identify solutions that can be developed into software applications.

• Decomposition:

o identifying and describing problems and processes

o breaking down problems and processes into distinct steps

o describing problems and processes as a set of structured steps

o communicating the key features of problems and processes to others as relevant.

• Pattern recognition:

o identifying common elements or features in problems or systems

o identifying and interpreting common differences between processes or problems

o identifying individual elements within problems

o describing patterns that have been identified

o making predictions based on identified patterns.

• Pattern generalisation and abstraction:

o identifying information required to solve an identified problem

o filtering out information required to solve an identified problem.

• Representing parts of a problem or system in general terms by identifying:

o variables

o constants

o key processes

o repeated processes

o inputs

o outputs

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