Rule 10.53.1408 - COMPUTER SCIENCE CONTENT STANDARDS FOR SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADE(1) Computer science algorithms and programming standards for sixth through eighth grades are: (a) use algorithms to address complex problems;(b) create clearly named variables that represent different data types and perform operations on their values;(c) develop programs that combine control structures, including nested loops and compound conditionals;(d) decompose problems and subproblems into parts to facilitate the design, implementation, and review of programs;(e) create procedures with parameters to organize code and make it easier to reuse;(f) seek and incorporate feedback from team members and users to refine a solution that meets user needs;(g) incorporate existing code, media, and libraries into original programs, and give attribution;(h) systematically test and refine programs using a range of test cases;(i) distribute tasks and maintain a project timeline when collaboratively developing computational artifacts; and(j) document programs in order to make them easier to follow, test, and debug.(2) Computer science computing systems standards for sixth through eighth grades are: (a) recommend improvements to the design of computing devices, based on an analysis of how users interact with the devices;(b) design projects that combine hardware and software components to collect and exchange data; and(c) systematically identify and fix problems with computing devices and their components.(3) Computer science data and analysis standards for sixth through eighth grades are: (a) collect data using computational tools and transform the data to make it more useful and reliable;(b) represent data using multiple formats; and(c) refine computational models based on the data they have generated.(4) Computer science impacts of computing standards for sixth through eighth grades are: (a) compare tradeoffs associated with computing technologies that affect people's everyday activities and career options in Montana and the world, urban, rural, and reservation communities;(b) discuss issues of bias and accessibility in the design of existing technologies;(c) collaborate with other contributors when creating a computational artifact; and(d) describe tradeoffs between allowing information, personal or intellectual, to be public and keeping information private and secure.(5) Computer science networks and the internet standards for sixth through eighth grades are: (a) explain how physical and digital security measures protect electronic information;(b) apply multiple methods of encryption to demonstrate how to securely transmit information; and(c) demonstrate how information is broken down and transmitted through multiple devices over networks and the internet and reassembled at the destination.Mont. Admin. r. 10.53.1408
NEW,2020 MAR p. 2134, Eff.7/1/2021AUTH: 20-2-121, MCA IMP: 20-2-121, 20-3-106, 20-7-101, MCA