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BEAVER
COMPUTATIONAL
THINKING
COMPETITION

USER
MANUAL

2018
Contents Important Info 2
Guide For Teachers
3
Before The Competition
3
Distributing The Usernames & Passwords
3
During The Competition
4
After The Competition
4
How To Participate In The Competition
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Part I: Log-In & Personal Info
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Part II: Challenges
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FAQ
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Important Info

Competition Period
2

Date Time
th
17 April 2018 7.00am - 10.00pm
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18 April 2018 7.00am - 10.00pm
( 30 hours)
Competition Duration

45 minutes.

Competition URL

Each participant may choose to take either the English version or Bahasa Malaysia version.
However, participants will not be allowed to switch to another language version after logging in.

English

http://english.beaver.my

Bahasa Malaysia

http://bahasa.beaver.my

Categories

Ecolier Year 1 - 4 (Age: <7 - 10)

Benjamin Year 5 - 6 (Age: 11 - 12)
Cadet Form 1 - 2 (Age: 13 - 14)
Junior Form 3 - 4 (Age: 15 - 16)
Student Form 5 - 6 (Age: 17 - 19)

Scoring

Level Correct Incorrect Unanswered

A +6 -2 0

B +9 -3 0

C + 12 -4 0

Contact

If you have any questions or is facing any technical difficulties relating to the competition,
please contact us at 011-1147 6713/ 03-4143 7672/ 03-4131 7672. You may also drop us an
email at hello@ beaver.my
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Guide for Teachers

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This guide is meant for the Teacher-In-Charge (TIC), the one who submits the registration form and
is responsible to conduct Beaver Computational Thinking Competition (Beaver) in the school. Please
be noted that there can only be ONE TIC for each school. However, the TIC may get help from other
teachers to organize and invigilate students during the competition.

BEFORE THE COMPETITION

On 13th April 2018, teachers-in-charge will receive an email with a set of usernames and passwords
to be given to the participants.

Example:

USERNAME PASSWORD CATEGORY

2018001E00 ernbeofoode1 ECOLIER

2018001E01 adickwishive ECOLIER

2018001E02 esifaterisho ECOLIER

Note that each pair of username and password is already assigned to a specific CATEGORY. Teachers
must make sure it is given to the right participant according to the category.
Using the example of the first username, 2018001E00, the breakdown of the username is as follows.

Year School ID Category Student ID

2018 001 E 00

Beaver should be treated like a regular examination. Therefore, the TIC must find a suitable venue
for the participants to be seated. As Beaver requires all participants to use the laptop/computer, schools’
computer labs should be suitable provided that the students are seated apart from each other.
Participants must be informed of the competition venue and time in advance.
If a registered participant is unable to participate, the TIC may substitute another participant to
take his / her place. Teachers are not required to inform the secretariat as the students themselves will key
in their details before the competition starts. However, please be informed that no refund shall be
made due to absence.

DISTRIBUTING THE USERNAMES & PASSWORDS

You are responsible to distribute the usernames and passwords to all participants.
IMPORTANT: Do not divulge the username and password of a participant to another participant.
The following is how we would suggest you to do:
1. Print the Excel sheet that contains the usernames and passwords.
2. Cut out each set of username and password.
3. Distribute them to the participants according to their categories before the competition begins.

REMINDER: TIC should assist students as they log in, fill in their particulars and prepare for the
challenges. Please refer to pages 5,6,7 & 8 in this manual guide.
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During the competition

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The competition system will be opened on the 17 April 2018, from 7.00am to 10.00pm and again
on 18 April 2018 from 7.00am to 10.00pm.
Please ensure all participants take part in the competition at the respective school venue,
at the same time. Participants are not allowed to sit for the competition at home or at any
personal venue.
As per other examinations and competition, participants should not be given/receive any help
from anyone else throughout the duration of the competition.
If there are not enough computers in the school, the TIC is allowed to put participants into batches.
However, participants who have sat for the competition should be quarantined; they should not have
contact with those who have not taken the competition.
AFTER THE COMPETITION

The Beaver results will be announced in May 2018 at our website; beaver.my and facebook;
www.facebook.com/BeaverMalaysia

HOW TO PARTICIPATE?

Part I: Log-In & Personal Info

1. Go to the main competition page at http://english.beaver.my or http://bahasa.beaver.my

Note: Once the participant has logged into one language version, they will not be able to access
the other version.
Click on the "Login" button.

2. At the Login page, enter the "username" and "password" that has been given.
Then, click on the “Login” button.
Note: Check the Caps Lock, and type the password correctly.
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How to Participate

Example of username : 2018001E00 5

Please take note that ALL characters are numbers, except the capital E or B or C or J or S.

E=ECOLIER, B=BENJAMIN, C=CADET, J=JUNIOR and S=STUDENT

3. At the Account page, fill in all the personal information. Then, click on the “Save” button.
Note: Please spell your name completely and correctly, as it will appear on the certificate.

PART II: CHALLENGES

1. After you have logged in and filled in the information, click on the "Contest" tab.

2. The Contest page will appear. The category button below will indicate the category that you have
registered for. Click on the button.
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3. Next, the diagram below shows the list of questions to be answered by the participants.

4. If you click on a problem link, the top of the page will show the following. The name of the question
and time will be displayed.
Note: Once you have started the competition, the timer will start and will continue to run even if the
participants log out or turn off the browser. The timer will stop after 45 minutes. Participants are
advised to answer all questions in the given time.

5. Once you have finished answering all the questions, click "End".
Note: If you do not click “End” before the time limit expires, then the competition will
end automatically after 45 minutes.
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How to Participate

6. Click "Yes" link to end the competition.

7. Once you have finished the competition, you will see "Challenge Completed" next to your category.
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FAQ

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How many times can a participant take part in thecompetition?

A participant can only take part once and this will be counted when he/she has logged in.

What is the difference between the language versions? Can a participant switch languages
during the contest?

One version is in English while the other is in Bahasa Melayu. Everything else remains the same
which includes; the questions, scoring method, level of difficulties etc. No, Participants are not
allowed to switch between languages.

What will happen if a participant starts answering less than 45 minutes before the
competition period ends?

The competition will end at exactly 10PM, 18th April 2018 no matter the circumstances. Therefore,
we suggest participants to take advantage of the 30 hour window and start answering the
questions earlier on.

What will happen to the timer if I am logged out?

If a participant is logged out, the timer will still continue the count down. The participant can still
continue by logging in using the same username and password, as long as there is still time left on
the timer. Participants can end the competition before the time is up however, no extra points will
be given for finishing early.

How many times can a participant answer a particular question?

Participants can change or erase answers as many times as they want before the time is up. They may
also leave questions unanswered (this is a useful strategy at times as no points will be deducted for
questions that are left unanswered)

How are the questions arranged?

The questions are arranged in increasing order of difficulty. This can be seen at the list of questions
at the “Contest” tab; Type A is easy, B is medium and C is hard. Participants are free to answer the
questions in any order they like.