Khan Academy: Computer programming
Khan Academy offers interactive online practice exercises and instructional videos for a variety of coding languages, allowing learners to study at their own pace in or outside the classroom. It also provides material for computer science, networking and cryptography.
Additional details
| Year band(s) | 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 |
|---|---|
| Content type | Course or tutorial |
| Format | Web page |
| Core and overarching concepts | Implementation (programming), Algorithms, Computational thinking |
| Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI6P05
Implement algorithms as visual programs involving control structures, variables and input
AC9TDI6P02
Design algorithms involving multiple alternatives (branching) and iteration
AC9TDI8P05
Design algorithms involving nested control structures and represent them using flowcharts and pseudocode
AC9TDI8P06
Trace algorithms to predict output for a given input and to identify errors
AC9TDI8P09
Implement, modify and debug programs involving control structures and functions in a general-purpose programming language
AC9TDI10P05
Design algorithms involving logical operators and represent them as flowcharts and pseudocode
AC9TDI10P06
Validate algorithms and programs by comparing their output against a range of test cases
AC9TDI10P09
Implement, modify and debug modular programs, applying selected algorithms and data structures, including in an object-oriented programming language
AC9TDI10K01
Investigate how hardware and software manage, control and secure access to data in networked digital systems
AC9TDI10P04
Define and decompose real-world problems with design criteria and by interviewing stakeholders to create user stories |
| Keywords | Code, Coding, SQL, Processing, Processing, JS, Javascript, CSS, HTML, Programming, Cryptography, Algorithms, Search, Sorting, Recursion, Internet, Networking |
| Organisation | Khan Academy |
| Copyright | 2016 Khan Academy. Some material is Creative Commons. Otherwise, may be subject to Copyright Act statutory licence. |
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