* EDIT: I'd now say "You wouldn't get marks talking about generations if the question asked about paradigms. In other questions, though, it might work. It depends on the question..."Originally posted by SamD (the textbook writer)
If you look at the syllabus you'll find the different generations are not even in the syllabus. The Evo option is all about programming paradigms and, paradoxically, has little to do with the evolution of progamming languages.
true, you wouldn't get any marks... but i'm sure you'd still be expected to have some sort of understanding of the concepts since its in the prelim course (is it? can't remember... too far back!)Originally posted by marsesbars
Whoa! Be careful, the syllabus for this topic doesn't deal with generations of languages, but with paradigms. So if you talk about generations (like 1st, 2nd, 3rd...) in an exam I'm not sure you'd get marks.
Yeah, the generations were in the preliminary course.Originally posted by user
true, you wouldn't get any marks... but i'm sure you'd still be expected to have some sort of understanding of the concepts since its in the prelim course (is it? can't remember... too far back!)
or you could argue that it all adds to a more complete band 6 higher level blooms taxonomy answer
but the two don't really correlate. do they? i'm still not sure where anything fits in. i'm so confused. didn't learn anything all year. glad its all over. i wouldn't talk about generations in that question mainly because i don't get it. but since they can ask prelim stuff, i reckon they could have asked a question staight out about generations. but that would be slack. actually i feel like i'm synethesising information here because i have no idea what i'm talking aboutOriginally posted by marsesbars
Yeah, the generations were in the preliminary course.
You could talk about generations to "Explain reasons for the emergence of the logic/object-oriented/functional paradigm".
SO if you use it, it would show you are "synthesising" information - which is the highest level of human thought according to Bloom's Taxonomy
My thoughts: never mind that you could simply remember answers to questions that showed synthesis, without actually understanding what you're remembering...
Say WHAT?!Originally posted by neester
how VB and DELPHI both came from basic
yeahpOriginally posted by hurrotisrobbo
Say WHAT?!
*GRRRRRR*