Essential Skills ICT Levels 1 and 2 Pilot Greenmount Agriculture College 30 August 2007

Assessment Assessment entirely by portfolio Learners 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 Exchange Information (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 s with attachments

Develop and Present Information (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 Exchanging Information(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 Presenting Information (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 CCEA Crea McCormick Joe Doherty

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