51. OCR GCSE (J277) 2.1 Algorithmic thinking

OCR J277 Specification Reference - Section 2.1 This video explores algorithmic thinking: getting to a solution by identifying the individual steps needed. An algorithmic way of approaching a word-search is used as an example. The code used is not important in this video, merely the approach of breaking a problem down to achieve a working solution. Advantages algorithmic thinking are discussed in another video, “Decomposition”. Don't forget, whenever the blue note icon appears in the corner of the screen, that is your cue to take notes about the content being shown on the current slide. 00:00 Algorithmic thinking 00:10 Intro 00:15 Principles of computational thinking 00:27 Algorithmic thinking 01:01 Word search program 03:30 Decomposition of solving a wordsearch 04:43 Abstraction 06:50 Searching efficiently 12:54 Output 13:22 Recap 14:25 Outro Comments are disabled on our videos because we want to ensure they are always appropriate to use in the classroom. However, we value your feedback, so if you have any comments or questions for us, please contact us directly at [email protected].