Flow block diagrams in computer literacy courses

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-113)When students first learn how to write computer\ud programs, they should also learn how to write correct and\ud readable programs. All students will soon be required to\ud take a course on computer literacy before graduating from\ud high school. For most students this computer literacy\ud course will be their introduction to writing computer\ud programs. This introduction should include instruction on\ud the basic design structures of sequence, loop, and\ud condition.\ud This project contains a course outline for a high\ud school computer literacy course including the topics of\ud stepwise refinement and graphical representation of \ud algorithms. It is recommended that students learn to use\ud flow block diagrams to graphically represent algorithms.\ud The three basic forms are simple structures for the program\ud actions of sequence, loop, and condition (called choice in\ud this project).\ud The requirements and design of Algorithm and Flow Block\ud Diagrams, a Computer Assisted Instruction Package (AFCAIP)\ud are also included in this project. AFCAIP introduces the\ud student to the basic structures of flow block diagrams and\ud illustrates how these structures are used to build\ud algorithms. AFCAIP is a tutorial CAI package and is\ud designed to be used within a high school computer literacy\ud course