Teacher Guide

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• show understanding of the 
need for compilers when 
translating programs written 
in a high-level language
• show understanding of the 
use of interpreters with high-
level language programs 
Learners research the characteristics of high-level 
languages; the need for compiler and/or interpreter 
translation programs for these languages; why they 
are preferred for many applications. 
(G)/(I)
Cambridge IGCSE Computer Studies 
Coursebook pp. 257–9
Introduction to high-level language:
www.teach-ict.com/gcse_computing/
ocr/216_programming/programming_
languages/miniweb/pg4.htm
Introduction to translation programs for high-
level language:
www.teach-ict.com/gcse/software/
programming_languages/miniweb/
pg6.htm

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Learning objectives
Suggested teaching activities
Learning resources
Extension work:
• History of compiler writing: 
http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_
compiler_writing
• First high-level language to have a 
complete compiler:
• 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran
• The 
fi rst programming language to express 
operations using English-like statements:
• 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
FLOW-MATIC
2.2.1
• understand and use the 
concepts of sequence, 
selection, repetition, totalling 
and counting
• use 
predefi ned procedures/ 
functions
Learners investigate programming concepts using a 
number of different easy-to-use high-level computer 
programming languages
Introduction to programming with Scratch – teacher 
presentation to cover:
• different data types and their declaration;
• iteration, counting and totalling – implementation 
of some examples previously devised as 
pseudocode representations;
• calling 
procedures/functions/sub-routines.