Josh, If their choice of programming language allows them to demonstrate the syllabus standard to which they are aiming, then I don't have problem.
If students have good skills in the programing language and can be productive at a VHA level then I don't see a problem. If they don't know the language and will face a significant amount of learning to be productive at a VHA level then I see a plethora of problems. Ross Ross Jardine ########################### A/Deputy Principal Toolooa SHS http://www.toolooashs.eq.edu.au / 49714355 49714300 PO BOX 8109 GLADSTONE Q 4680 This message (including attachments) is intended for the addressee named above. It may also be confidential,privileged and/or subject to copyright. If you wish to forward this message to others, you must first obtainthe permission of the author. If you are not the addressee named above, you must not disseminate, copy,communicate or otherwise use or take any action in reliance on this message. You understand that any privilegeor confidentiality attached to this message is not waived, lost or destroyed because you have received thismessage in error. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender and delete from anycomputer. Unless explicitly attributed, the opinions expressed in this message do not necessarily representthe official position or opinions of the State of Queensland or the Queensland Department of Education.Whilst all care has been taken, the Department of Education disclaims all liability for loss or damage to person or property arising from this message being infected by computer virus or other contamination. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Damien Kee Sent: Tuesday, 31 May 2011 10:50 AM To: QSITE ICT Teachers Subject: Re: [qsiteict] IPT programming projects in alternative languages I think it might be disappointing to a student if they had to use (what they felt) was an inferior tool to get a piece of assessment done. If it takes care of some aspects easily, perhaps it would be a good chance to modify the assessment for that student to include some higher level thinking? More AI? The bigger question I think is, are you testing Visual Basic or are you testing programming skills? Lots of arguments for and against :D Regards Damien Kee On 28 May 2011 10:38, Joshua Paech <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > Our IPT class is using Visual Basic Express for the programming topic, > and next term they will be doing their major project (a game). > > I have a couple of students who have asked if they can use other > languages apart from VB. > > One student (currently on a VHA) has asked about using Visual C#, > which I said will probably be okay, as he would be demonstrating all > of the same skills that he would be if he was using Visual Basic. > > But another student (also a VHA) has asked if he can use something > called 'Danmakufu' which is a game scripting language based on C. You > can get an idea of it here: > > http://dmf.shrinemaiden.org/wiki/index.php?title=Functions > http://dmf.shrinemaiden.org/wiki/index.php?title=Danmakufu_Basics_Tuto > rial > > I told him that I was concerned that because it is a game scripting > language, he will have an advantage over those using VB, which is > obviously just a generic coding environment. But he will still have to > use variables, control structures like loops and arrays, etc, so I > don't know. He's very keen to use it. > > It's most likely that I'll tell him 'no', but I wanted to get other > opinions first. > > Thanks, > > Josh Paech > Mt Maria College > > --- > You are currently subscribed to qsiteict as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://lyris.edna.edu.au/u?id=705766.e2e66983c58c126c45e7d230927efc39&; > n=T&l=qsiteict&o=1894425 > or send a blank email to > leave-1894425-705766.e2e66983c58c126c45e7d230927ef...@edna.edu.au > --- You are currently subscribed to qsiteict as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.edna.edu.au/u?id=705704.eb4eafa03d4ac080a56ae0b874cf1739&n=T&l=qsiteict&o=1896235 or send a blank email to leave-1896235-705704.eb4eafa03d4ac080a56ae0b874cf1...@edna.edu.au --- You are currently subscribed to qsiteict as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://lyris.edna.edu.au/u?id=705742.d42ea647e85be3beb25392eea1a77f09&n=T&l=qsiteict&o=1896299 or send a blank email to leave-1896299-705742.d42ea647e85be3beb25392eea1a77...@edna.edu.au
