Computational and Algorithmic Thinking Competition (CAT)

How much are the questions worth on the CAT?

1-6: 3 marks each 7-9: 3 parts of 2 marks each No penalty of incorrect Total: 36 marks

How many divisions of CAT are there and what are they?

1. Upper Primary - Australian years 5 and 6 2. Junior - Australian years 7 and 8 3. Intermediate - Australian years 9 and 10 4. Senior - Australian years 11 and 12

What does the CAT competition incorporate?

3 stage tasks that encourages students to develop informal algorithms and apply them to test data of increasing size or complexity

What's the format of CAT?

6 multiple choice and 3 3-part integer questions

What topics are there in CAT?

Applying Rules, Logic and Case Analysis, Analyzing Algorithms, and Developing Algorithms

What is the CAT competition?

an opportunity to develop their problem-solving skills through algorithmic thinking

What math class is CAT suitable for and what programming experience does it require?

any math class; no programming experience required

What is Participation on the CAT?

i aint explaining this girlie

What is Distinction on the CAT?

top 15% of their year and region and has received no higher award

What is High Distinction on the CAT?

top 2% of their year and regions and hasn't recieved a higher award

What is Credit on the CAT?

top 50% of their year and region and has received no higher award