OCR A-Level Computer Science H446 NEA | 100 Tasks: Development, Testing, Debugging & Evidence

Turn the NEA from a final-program panic into a documented, iterative, evidence-rich Programming Project.

Many A-Level students build a working program but struggle to show how it was built. This workbook trains them to do exactly that. It is a complete, print-ready programme for the development, testing and evaluation stages of the OCR H446 Programming Project. OCR’s published moderator feedback stresses that development evidence matters, that testing tables alone are not enough, and that documented failures followed by remedial action count as real evidence.

What’s inside

✔ 100 practical NEA tasks in 10 progressive sections: journal foundations, agile iteration, building the solution, evidence and screenshots, test strategy, testing during development, debugging, failure → fix → retest, evaluation, and 10 project scenarios
✔ Complete logs and templates: development journal, testing master log, debugging log, iteration log, version control log, user feedback log, risk log, evidence inventory, error log and project timeline
✔ Test data masterclass with 18 worked examples covering normal, boundary, invalid and erroneous data
✔ Debugging practice code in Python and pseudocode covering syntax, logic and runtime errors
✔ 10 “From Bug to Marks” case studies showing exactly what makes evidence useful
✔ Weak vs strong evidence comparisons and 10 model evaluation paragraphs using Claim → Evidence → Explanation → Limitation → Improvement
✔ 30 common NEA mistakes and a “What evidence should I save?” checklist
✔ 40 flashcards, a 30-question quick-fire check with answer key, a self-assessment checklist, a progress tracker and a final mastery checklist
✔ Moderator Insight boxes and a suggested report structure

Built on integrity. Every task pushes students toward authentic, contemporaneous evidence. The workbook clearly separates student activities, illustrative examples and blank templates, and it never encourages fabricated tests, invented feedback or back-dated logs.

Perfect for

Students working through the NEA independently
Teachers who want a consistent evidence-collection routine across a class
Departments building NEA supervision and tutorial materials
Intervention for students whose evidence is thin or tables-only

Format: editable Word document (A4, about 99 pages), with a printable portrait and landscape layout. Photocopy the logs for your whole class.