[Year 12 SofDev] Depth of coverage challenge

[Frank Van Den Boom]

I was looking through the first sample VITTA paper just now and noticed
a couple of questions on FIFO/queues.
See below for clarification I got late last year on what depth we need
to go to on data structures.
 
There is another sec A question requiring knowledge of 802.11b AND
802.11g standards. This is another area where I think it is impossible
to tell from the SD the depth of coverage required. In this area, I
simply don't go down to this level.
 
While I appreciate that putting the SD together is a challenge, it
puzzles me why some key knowledge points are quite detailed and specific
and others very general, for example:
U4O1 Pg 43: "forms of user documentation including printed, CD, online
Internet, and types of user documentation, including quick start guide,
tutorial, content sensitive help and manual"
compared to 
U4O1 Pg 43: "forms and uses of data structures to organise and
manipulate data".
 
Frank

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From: is-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:is-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
Behalf Of Adrian Janson
Sent: Friday, 24 November 2006 8:57 AM
To: 'Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' Mailing List'
Subject: [Year 12 Its] Minimum data structures...



Hi everyone,

 

Following up from a conversation that was going on pre-conference
concerning data structures and the like....

 

Specifically, the Key Knowledge point in question is this: 'Forms and
uses of data structures to organise and manipulate data'. 

 

Many of you are wondering what data structures are mandated (ie. Might
appear on the end of year exam?).  Although I felt I had a pretty good
idea about the meaning of this, I wanted to touch base with Paula before
posting a reply.  In terms of this KK point, the previous exams are a
good guide.  1-D arrays are essential, but multi-dimensional are not.
You do not have to teach linked lists, stacks or queues (however, as you
will want to make students aware of different data structures, you might
like to talk about them and demo them - which is what I will be doing).
I would also expect students to understand what a record is.  Students
should also be familiar with the way that data can be sorted within an
array - however, I don't believe it is necessary for them to be familiar
with the different sorting types.  I will demonstrate the sorts to my
class just to give them an idea of what is possible.

 

Hope this helps clarify any concerns,

Cheers,

Adrian Janson

 

 

 

 

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