In partnership with Knowledge Pillars, Codesters is able to offer the exam and curriculum to prepare students for the industry recognized Python Coding Apprentice (PCA) credential.
The PCA certification pathway is a semester-long course and the recommended first Python certification for students in either middle or high school. Students will master foundational Python coding skills and will be prepared to sit for the PCA certification exam.
Students will complete our fun and engaging Python 1 curriculum to learn the basics of Python. In this lesson, students use loops and random numbers to create colorful digital art.
Students will complete 6 lessons in Python 2 as part of the PCA pathway. In this lesson, students learn about functional programming by writing functions to share facts about each continent.
The PCA Pathway includes a 3 lesson prep module. Students will practice question types that are specific to the PCA exam. These include Parsons problems, console input and output, and using Python documentation to code directly in the code editor
Practice makes perfect! With the purchase of each PCA exam students will have access to unlimited practice tests. With Codesters curriculum and prep module and unlimited practice tests, students are positioned for success!
Each project-based lesson has around 20 activities and its divided into 3 phases: Build, Modify, and Create. The activities in the Build and Modify phases are automatically graded, including debugging and assessment activities. The capstone Create project for each lesson is graded by the teacher using a rubric provided by Codesters.
Students start by building an example project, through which they develop key coding skills. Debugging activities help students learn specific rules about syntax and the structure of code. Assessments include multiple choice questions and journal responses.
Once students have built their example project they are asked to customize the program to solidify their understanding and demonstrate proficiency with the skills they learned.
Students create a new project from scratch that uses the same core skills skills they developed in the example project. This capstone project for each lesson creates opportunities for students to deepen their understanding and to demonstrate mastery of coding topics.
有了Codesters，学生将通过创建有趣和吸引人的项目来学习编程。每节课都是作为学生设计的项目而构建的。每个项目都会向学生介绍新的编程主题和概念，同时强化他们已经学过的内容。例如，在石头剪刀布中，学生学习使用if语句将他们的选择与计算机的随机选择进行比较，并决定谁胜出。为了创建他们想要的项目，学生们将有动力坚持学习编程。而且他们很享受这个学习过程。
教师在帮助学生学习用Codesters编程方面发挥着至关重要的作用。教师可以在控制面板上的查看每个学生的进度，看看哪些学生在哪里遇到困难。他们甚至可以深入查看学生提交的没有得到满分的实际代码。这有助于教师了解学生的学习情况，并引导他们成为专业的编程人员。
学生按照项目课程的“构建”和“修改”阶段中的说明进行操作，可以立即得到有关错误的反馈。这个反馈既包含学生友好的错误信息，也包含内置于自动评分系统中的提示和建议。即时反馈有助于学生理解和纠正错误，并顺利完成学习编程之路。
