Essential Skills ICT

Levels 1 and 2 Pilot

2007-2008

Greenmount Agriculture College

30 August 2007

Assessment

• Assessment entirely by portfolioLearners often hold their evidence in a folder or file, and we refer to this as a ‘portfolio of evidence’

• The portfolio will be assessed using a project which will be made up of purposeful activities all linked to show coverage of the standards.

• One (or more) activities set in the learner’s context

• Discrete additional material

e-portfolio - definition

An e-portfolio is a digitised collection of artefacts that represents the learner’s evidence. The collection can be text-based, graphic or multimedia, archived on a website or another electronic media such as a CD-ROM, DVD, USB pen.

Meeting the level

Level 1• Confident the candidate is applying ICT skills

independently to meet the needs of the activity.• Fit for a clear purpose and set in context• Sufficient to show the range of skills• Understanding of why they are using ICT

Meeting the level

Level 2• Candidate needs to be confident in selecting and

applying ICT skills independently • Work with a certain amount of autonomy• Decide which tools to use and select appropriate

software applications• Fit for purpose and set in context• Sufficient to show the range of skills• Meets the needs of the intended purpose and audience

Meeting the level

• Sufficient

• Rigour

• Scope

• Complexity

Meeting the level

• Levels 1 and 2

• Increase in complexity from 1 to 2

• Complex task at level 2

• Additional specific requirements at level 2

Nature of Evidence

• 1.1 – 1.3 and 2.1 – 2.3

• Evidence Requirement – must be met in portfolio

• Guidance – exemplification of Evidence Requirement

• Assessment Guidance – clarifies how evidence can be presented

Using ICT Systems (1.1)

• A – E (using settings etc) evidence implicit in portfolio

• what does implicit mean?

• F – (work with files / folders) annotated screen dump

• G – I (safety / security) either comments on work or discrete additional material

Find and ExchangeInformation (1.2)

• A – sources of information (at least 2)

• B – (copyright) – comments on work or discrete additional material

• C – E (search techniques) implicit in locating and using sources

• F– G screen dump of emails with attachments

Develop and PresentInformation (1.3)

• text, tables, images, numbers and records

• to meet above requirement most of a – m will be addressed in portfolio

• requirement for “sufficient rigour and scope”

• n (review effectiveness) included in the portfolio or as discrete supporting material

• n has link with developing information

Using ICT Systems (2.1)

• A – E Implicit within 2.2 and 2.3

• F ( file and folder structure) – screen dump

• G – I (health and safety / security) – evidence as comments on work or as discrete additional material

Finding and ExchangingInformation(2.2)

• complex task

• A – minimum of 2 sources of information

• B – (copyright and other constraints) evidence as comments on work or discrete additional material

• C - E (searching for and using information) implicit in (A)

• F – G screen dump / print / comments

Developing and PresentingInformation (2.3)

• text and tables, images, numbers, records

• A – O evidence in portfolio with “sufficient rigour, scope and complexity”

• evidence of ‘most’ of a - o

• unlikely to be achieved without using spreadsheet or database

• P – (evaluation) included in work or as discrete supporting material

Developing Activities

• must be in context of learner• must provide evidence (together with supporting

material) to meet the Evidence Requirements for each of 1.1 – 1.3 or 2.1 – 2.3

• must meet the Assessment Guidance requirements

• must allow learners to produce sufficient work with the appropriate breadth and depth for the level

Contact Details

City and Guilds

Marlborough House

28 – 32 Marlborough House

Belfast

BT1 3GG

Ph 028 9032 5689

Ann.daly@ntlworld.com

07785 525114

CCEA

Crea McCormick

Joe Doherty

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