Work Sample: Computer Science Assignment
Description of Work/Assignment: Students had to complete a coding assignment. This assignment included coding multiple steps for an equation. For the assignment, students had to create a code in order to make a shape. The code had to be correct and students had to show that they understood multiple forms of information and data processing. Which 21st-century skill do you feel this assignment addresses and why? I think that this assignment represent information skills the best. Student had to show that they understood the information previously taught to them in the class and apply it in the assignment. There were also multiple forms of information that students had to use and understand properly in order to correctly complete the assignment. What are you most proud of from this assignment, and why? From this assignment, I was most proud of my out of the box thinking. I understood the assignment and my code worked properly but when I tried to run the code, it didn't run properly. My teacher even looked at my code and said that the code was great and worked, but it was incorrect. So my code was correct, but it wasn't running properly. So I was kind of proud that I thought of a new way to write the code for the program. How did you develop and/or improve upon your 21st-century skill with this assignment? I was able to learn more about different types of information and how different devices use that information. I've worked with coding before, but this assignment combined multiple parts of technology, math and English. So I had to combine information for this assignment. What was the most difficult thing about completing this assignment? The most difficult thing about this assignment was staying patient. I was getting kind of frustrated because my code was correct but the program was running properly. I had to continuously run the code and stay patient. So that was a a little difficult for me. How could you improve this work? If you could start over, what would you do differently? If I were to do this assignment again, I think I would ask for help sooner. I was stubborn and didn't want help from my friends. But I think I would have gotten through the assignment much faster if I had just accepted some help. How does this relate to what you have done in the past? I've coded many times before, so this just tied into my prior knowledge about coding. Using multiple types of information for coding is also something I've done in the past. How can you apply this to future learning? I like coding and learning about how different types of information tie into each other, so I can apply this knowledge for future classes and personal learning pursuits. I'm interested in STEM and coding is part of STEM so I'm going to learn more about it in my future endevors. |