PCEP Certification Prep
- Level High School
- Contact Hours 70
- Timeframe Semester
This course helps prepare students for the Python Institute’s PCEP Certification by providing a structured progression of lessons, exercises, and assessments that cover all exam objectives. With built-in practice and review, it equips teachers with a ready-to-use curriculum to guide students toward earning an industry-recognized Python credential.
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Basic Python and Console Interaction
Students learn the basics of programming by writing programs that interact with users through the keyboard. |
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Conditionals
Students teach their programs to make decisions based on the information it receives. |
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Looping
Students learn how to write more efficient code by using loops as shortcuts. |
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Functions and Exceptions
Students learn how their programs can be decomposed into smaller pieces that work together to solve a problem. |
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Strings
Students learn more sophisticated strategies for manipulating text in their programs. |
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Creating and Altering Data Structures
Students learn how tuples and lists are formed and the various methods that can alter them. |
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Extending Data Structures
Students learn to build more complex programs that make use of grids and dictionaries. |
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Review Problems
Students prepare for the PCEP™ – Certified Entry-Level Python Programmer exam by completing practice quizzes to review material covered on the exam. |
Explore programs that your students will build throughout this course!
Here are a few examples of teacher resources and materials to use in the PCEP Certification Prep course
PCEP Certification Prep is aligned with the following standards
| Standards Framework | View Alignment |
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| PCEP-30-02 Exam | View (100%) |
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