COMPUTER APPLICATIONS TECHNOLOGY PAT Workshop 4 February 2012

Programme Developing a common understanding of the 2012 PAT Developing a common understanding of the 2012 rubric Applying the rubric to samples of learner work

Start with the end in mind Information brochure Report

Local community forum Area Community awareness Key points Tourist attractions

Note The database and spreadsheet should NOT contain the same data (See IL page 2)

Warning Controlled conditions Facilitate Monitor

Phase 1 Task Description Six questions to guide learners

Questions Questions to guide investigation Questions in survey

Survey At least! Handed to community members

Survey Introduction at beginning Thank you at end Group similar questions Demographics first date of birth not age Closed questions

Cross referencing You will need to teach this

Only one document should be handed in It is in order to provide a template template Phase 1 handing in

Phase 2 Task 1: First bullet is redundant Headings/sub headings from Phase 1 should appear in phase 2

Phase 2 Word outline has significant benefitsoutline

Phase 2: Spreadsheet Do NOT give learners a template They must create their own spreadsheet

Phase 2: Database Table must have 20 meaningful records Records can be split over more than one table

Phase 3: Word 2010 Automatic cover page Automatic bibliography in either APA or Harvard style

Phase 3: Advanced Word features Automatic index Captions and Table of Figures Automatic bibliography Cross-referencing using bookmarks Footnotes/endnotes

Phase 3: Presentation Too many “bells and whistles” and no substance Too much text