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Assessment 01: Foundations

Goal

Build confidence with input handling, loops, functions, lists, and strings.

Task

Write a program that:

1. Reads an integer N (N > 0).
2. Reads N full names and exam scores (0..100).
3. Prints:

• all records
• average score
• highest score with student name
• lowest score with student name
• pass count (score >= 60)

Learning Metadata

• Difficulty: Beginner.
• Estimated Time: 30-45 minutes.
• Prerequisites: All 01-foundations modules, especially types-and-io, control-flow, and strings.
• Learning Focus: Prove you can read structured input, preserve names, and compute accurate summaries without step-by-step scaffolding.

Quick Run

python main.py

Sample Input

3
Ana Smith
91
Bob Lee
55
Carla Mendez
88

Sample Output (shape)

Students:
- Ana Smith: 91
- Bob Lee: 55
- Carla Mendez: 88
Average: 78.00
Highest: Ana Smith (91)
Lowest: Bob Lee (55)
Passed: 2/3

Cross-Language Notes

• Compared with the C++ assessment, this version reaches the same summary goal with much less syntax and more runtime flexibility.
• Relative to C#, Go, and TypeScript, fewer mistakes are caught before execution.
• The comparison to watch is how much structure the learner must impose manually.

What To Check

• full names are preserved exactly as entered
• highest and lowest records match the actual dataset
• pass counts and averages use the required scoring rules