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Object Oriented Programming Quicksheet Assessment
Pat,
This is a thoughtful and substantial account of OOP, which makes sense since you have experience teaching AP CS A! In the same vein, and maybe relevant to your potential reorganization of the course, one area you didn't touch on as much is when to choose OOP and when to choose a different problem-solving strategy. (Of course, if you're starting with Java, this doesn't come up because Java has a strong commitment to OOP.) I guess this is an argument for approaching things like OOP more as practices and less as content--not easy to pull off given the content demands of AP.
In my own context, I've been thinking about adding a module to MWC in which we solve the same problem using different paradigms. At a larger scale, you can achieve the same thing by learning multiple programming languages. Imagine going from Java to Haskell!
I'm glad you found retro-games to be an effective framework for learning and creating a game. I plan to
keep refining it; I'd be delighted to provide any kind of support that's useful if you decided to use
it in your own teaching. More options:
- Quest, my first attempt at writing a game framework focused on limiting cognitive load and pedagogy. I've got a bunch of MWC modules around Quest if interested.
- Python Arcade, one level down from Quest, and quite a bit more complex. A labor of love by its author.
-Chris