The Subject Computer Science was officially placed on the curriculum
of the Secondary Education in 2003, allocating two periods a week, hence 66
periods each academic year.
This revised schemes of work for computer science (of August 2013) is
formulated from
a)
The work to be covered from form one to form
five in Secondary Schools in Cameroon (proposed by the Ministry of Secondary
Education) and
b)
The Syllabus from the Cameroon GCE Board to be
tested at the end of course examination – Ordinary Level Computer Science –595.
This blend is in a bit to meet the aspiration of the Government and to enable
Cameroonians to meet up with the challenges in the Computer- driven era, in the
global village.
The focus of these schemes is the learner and it is broken up across classes
and topics in a way that the learner could have a grip of: the evolution of
computers, a wide range of applications and uses of the computer and eventually
master the computing environment and pursue careers in computing and computer
science. Teachers should always use teaching/learning aids (real computer
parts, pictures etc) during lessons. A Cameroonian using these schemes should
face similar computer science challenges like any learner elsewhere.
The schemes are arrange under broad topics and lessons. Each lesson
proposes the objectives to be attained, followed by guidance notes, resources
and duration (teaching periods) to meet the objectives. All schemes are
arranged in one booklet to enable continuity, affordability and ease of use.
In each class, a topic may be introduced and it is expected that a
teacher continuously reviews and assesses the concepts throughout the course,
even if the schemes do not specify so. At the time of introducing a topic in
junior class, the basic concepts are recommended while the in–depth concepts
are expected to be implicit as the learner matures in age and/or knowledge.
Some basic ideas may even be taught directly and better in practical lessons.
The environment is enabling for students at different levels.
Programming environment: The programming environment like Pascal,
BASIC, C++, etc mentioned in the schemes should be provided by the teacher. The
students are expected to master at least one, which they will use for the
course examinations.
While each and every one teacher is using these schemes, have in mind
that the revision of schemes and syllabuses are always eminent. Make a
conscious effort to contribute adequately to enable the growth of the subject.
Therefore, you may reorder the topics where necessary.
These schemes of work are produced for the North West Region by the
Pedagogic Office in Charge of Computer Science in collaboration with the
Computer Studies Teachers’ Association (COSTA).
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