FTCE Computer Science case studies
FTCE Computer Science · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Computer Science K–12 (005) examination is one of the subject-area tests listed in the Florida Teacher Certification Examinations (FTCE) program, which is administered through Pearson's Florida testing site at fl.nesinc.com. It is intended for educators who are seeking certification to teach computer science at the K–12 level in Florida public schools. The FTCE Computer Science case studies are 5 cases and about 3,572 words.
1When 89.99999999999999 Becomes an 89
Alvarez teaches an introductory CS course and sponsors the district science fair. The district's grade portal computes term averages with a Python script.
735 words, about 4 min2The Line-Follower That Drives Straight Off the Corner
At a middle school robotics club, two teams build line-following robots for a 6 m course. The course has a 90-degree corner and a 3 cm gap in the tape where the line crosses a white expansion joint.
776 words, about 4 min3The Recursive Path Counter That Freezes at 25 by 25
A student in a Java programming class writes a recursive method to count unique paths across a grid for a game. The method is: static long paths(int r, int c) { if (r == 0 c == 0) return 1; return paths(r-1, c) + paths(r, c-1); } It returns correct answers for 5×5 and 10×10 grids.
684 words, about 3 min4The Cloned Lab Image That Forgets Its Own Identity
A high school has a 28-station Windows lab used for a digital design course. The technician deploys a single image to all 28 PCs by cloning a mastered workstation.
664 words, about 3 min5The Chromebook Cart That Drops Every Third Period
A portable classroom has 32 student Chromebooks and one teacher laptop. The only network access is a consumer-grade wireless router mounted at the front of the room, configured for 2.4 GHz channel 6, WPA2, and a DHCP pool of 40 addresses with 24-hour leases.
713 words, about 4 min