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Structure of the ICT Interactive National Curriculum Progress Assessments

The assessments contain questions on levels 1 to 7 of the national curriculum. There is also a Goal level W which is working towards national curriculum level 1.

In general there will be 10 questions at each of three consecutive national curriculum levels. For example there are assessments covering levels 123, levels 234, through to levels 567. The levels WW1 will show as 111 on the teacher’s page.

Each level will have 10 questions, one on each of the topics below on the right. These are referred to as Goal strands. The strands are grouped in the appropriate attainment targets or curriculum areas.

Curriculum Area

Goal Strand

Finding things out

Database Administration

Spreadsheet Fundamentals

Internet Technology

Developing ideas and making things happen

Systems, Tools and Techniques

Computer Components and Control

Combining Systems

Exchanging and sharing information

Data, Graphics and Design

Internet Communication Systems

Media Applications and Presentation

Digital Society

In any assessment there will be three questions on each Goal strand.

Pupils are presented with the 10 questions from the lowest level first. These will be presented in a random order so that no two pupils taking an assessment at the same level will receive the questions in the same order.

The middle level questions are presented next and finally the questions from the highest level.

Teachers can select one of four versions of the assessment.

Questions from the four versions or banks are clones of each other, assessing the same thing in the same way at the same level of difficulty. The four versions are thus equivalent in difficulty. This is different from the multiple choice assessments where each question is selected from one of four banks.

The advantages of having four versions are:

When the teacher selects a different version the questions will all be different.
Two pupils who take, for example a level 234 and a level 345 assessment, will receive the same questions in the levels that are common to the two assessments, in this case levels 3 and 4.

Level W

Question	Description	Goal Strand	Report Statement
1	Link computer components	Computer Components and Control	Identify items of computer hardware.
2	Select items for communication	Combining Systems	Recognise devices that help you communicate with others.
3	Drag letters, number and pictures	Database Administration	Move items to their correct places in a database.
4	Draw a face	Data, Graphics and Design	Draw an image using graphics software.
5	Drag items to the correct equipment	Digital Society	Choose the most suitable equipment for a particular purpose.
6	Type in a word	Internet Communication Systems	Enter details correctly using a keyboard.
7	Drag email message to the computer	Internet Technology	Identify the correct equipment for sending an email.
8	Select an icon	Media Applications and Presentation	Identify an icon for a particular purpose.
9	Names of pets	Spreadsheet Fundamentals	Enter details in a table correctly.
10	Move the car	Systems, Tools and Techniques	Predict what will happen from a set of instructions.

Level 1

Question	Description	Goal Strand	Report Statement
1	Pictogram of eye colours	Database Administration	Complete a pictogram given a table of results.
2	Spreadsheet of eye colours	Spreadsheet Fundamentals	Identify the contents of a referenced cell e.g. B5.
3	Change eyes and eyebrows on a face	Data Graphics and Design	Drag and drop two features into the correct position on a face.
4	Cats, birds and dogs internet links	Internet Technology	Understand the meaning of the word “link” relating to the internet and click on the link.
5	Click on a phrase internet search	Internet Communication Systems	Choose a suitable phrase to enter into a search engine in order to find something out.
6	Click and select hardware	Media Applications and Presentations	Identify the correct piece of equipment for a particular purpose.
7	Link two pieces of hardware	Combining Systems	Select two pieces of equipment for a particular purpose.
8	Drag and drop senses	Systems, Tools and Techniques	Drag and drop words from a sentence.
9	Move the buggy home	Computer Components and Control	Work out the number of actions needed to move a buggy a given number of squares.
10	Drag word on keeping work safe	Digital Society	Understand how to keep work safe on a computer.

Level 2

Question	Description	Goal Strand	Report Statement
1	Record the spots on ladybirds	Spreadsheet Fundamentals	Transfer results from a table into a spreadsheet.
2	Bar chart of spots on ladybirds	Database Administration	Draw a bar chart from a table of results using drag and drop.
3	Direct ladybird along the branch	Computer Components and Control	Plan and give instructions to make things happen.
4	Clown’s eye is missing	Data, Graphics and Design	Resize an object appropriately and move it to a particular position
5	Send an email to the clown	Internet Communication Systems	Send an email.
6	Login and collect email	Digital Society	Log on to and access email.
7	Make a clown’s face	Systems, Tools and Techniques	Complete a picture by dragging objects into place.
8	Add a spot to the clown’s bow tie	Media Applications and Presentation	Use the ellipse and fill tools on a graphics application.
9	Make a poster	Combining Systems	Design a poster by dragging two pieces of text and a graphic onto a template.
10	Drag and drop internet search	Internet Technology	Select a suitable phrase to enter into an internet search engine, then find and select the correct link.

Level 3

Question	Description	Goal Strand	Report Statement
1	Drag objects into correct boxes	Combining Systems	Use rules to place items correctly in a key or branching database.
2	Check boxes for missing objects	Spreadsheet Fundamentals	Complete a table to correctly identify items.
3	Characteristics of flags	Database Administration	Fill in the missing fields for a record from a description.
4	Carry out an internet search	Internet Technology	Carry out an internet search and select the correct link.
5	Save to My Favourites	Internet Communication Systems	Save results of an internet search to “My Favourites”.
6	Flag poem	Media Applications and Presentations	Change alignment, font size and colour of text, edit text and save your work.
7	Choose safe route for dinosaur	Systems, Tools and Techniques	Use an investigative approach to find an appropriate route.
8	Direct the dinosaur to food	Computer Components and Control	Plan and give instructions to make things happen.
9	Copy objects in formation	Data, Graphics and Design	Use copy, paste, flip and drag in a drawing package.
10	Tick 3 safe ways to use the internet	Digital Society	Understand how to use the internet safely.

Level 4

Question	Description	Goal Strand	Report Statement
1	Animal information	Database Administration	Identify and correct incorrect entries in a database.
2	Attendance records	Spreadsheet Fundamentals	Use the correct formula to calculate a total from a series of entries in a spreadsheet.
3	Red and blue triangles	Data, Graphics and Design	Use AutoShapes, Fill Colour and Vertical and Horizontal Flip in the toolbar and drag objects in a graphics package.
4	Advantages and disadvantages of the internet	Internet Technology	Identify the advantages and disadvantages in suing the internet.
5	Drag and drop copyright	Internet Communication Systems	Understand how copyright affects the ownership and use of documents.
6	Slide show	Media Applications and Presentation	Choose a suitable slide format and incorporate text, images and sound files using a presentation application.
7	Revision aid	Systems, Tools and Techniques	Place words next to their corresponding image and change the font.
8	Flow charts	Computer Components and Control	Identify and correct errors in flow charts.
9	Communication and technology tick boxes	Digital Society	Differentiate between communication and technology hardware.
10	Line graph of attendance details	Combining Systems	Produce a line graph from spreadsheet data.

Level 5

Question	Description	Goal Strand	Report Statement
1	Fast food email	Internet Communication Systems	Write and send an email with an attachment.
2	Edit poem	Systems Tools and Techniques	Edit text into sentences, changing the title, font size and embolden the text.
3	Food poster	Data, Graphics and Design	Use a graphics package to design a poster incorporating text, an appropriate border and clip art images.
4	Slide show presentation	Media Applications and Presentation	Produce a slide with an appropriate format, incorporating text and images.
5	Filter database records	Database Administration	Use filter by form facility to select records from a database.
6	Spreadsheet of dimensions of rectangles	Spreadsheet Fundamentals	Enter the correct formulas to do calculations in a spreadsheet, then copy and paste them into other relevant cells.
7	Add pie chart to word processing document	Combining Systems	Produce a pie graph from spreadsheet data and copy and paste into an existing document in a word processor application.
8	Drag and drop flowchart	Computer Components and Control	Produce a flowchart for a computer program from a set of instructions.
9	Advantages and disadvantages of communication methods	Internet Technology	Identify advantages and disadvantages of a range of communication methods.
10	Tick rules for a VLE	Digital Society	Set appropriate rules for a virtual learning environment linked to the internet.

Level 6

Question	Description	Goal Strand	Report Statement
1	Junk email	Internet Communication Systems	Alter junk mail settings in an email application.
2	Cooling drink experiment	Combining Systems	Correctly place an image, a table of results and a graph into an existing word processing document.
3	Slide show with images from a website	Media Applications and Presentations	Produce a correctly formatted slide for a presentation, using keyboard shortcuts to include text and images imported from a website.
4	Traders newsletter	Data, Graphics and Design	Use publishing software to produce a newsletter including text and images imported from other files.
5	Resize picture	Systems, Tools and Techniques	Insert and resize an image in a document.
6	Holidays abroad	Internet Technology	Produce a slide showing the structure of website, from information provided.
7	Advanced filter of database records	Database Administration	Use Advanced Filter/Sort facility to select records from a database.
8	Sandwich delivery profits	Spreadsheet Fundamentals	Use appropriate formulas to calculate profit from data in a spreadsheet and copy and paste the formulas.
9	Stock control data	Digital Society	Update data in a spreadsheet.
10	Flow charts for water system	Computer Components and Control	Complete flowchart decision boxes for two subroutines.

Level 7

Question	Description	Goal Strand	Report Statement
1	Internet search on a campaign	Internet Technology	Enter suitable criteria for an internet search on a specified subject.
2	Make an appointment	Internet Communication Systems	Make an appointment entry in a calendar application.
3	Computer shopping	Digital Society	Use a website to purchase computer hardware and software within a specified budget.
4	Mail merge	Combining Systems	Use mail merge to apply addresses from a database to a word processing document.
5	Broken plate	Data Graphics and Design	Use drag and rotate facilities in a graphics application to reconstruct an image.
6	Improve slide show	Media Applications and Presentation	Improve appearance of a slide show by correcting spelling mistakes, changing fonts and resizing objects.
7	Postcode selection	Database Administration	Use Filter By Selection facility to select records from a database.
8	Customers and call out charges	Spreadsheet Fundamentals	Correctly enter a formula that includes the “IF” function, copy and paste the formula and enter a formula to find a total.
9	Check digits	Systems, Tools and Techniques	Use a flow chart including a decision box to carry out calculations.
10	Room temperature flowchart	Computer Components and Control	Identify and correct error in a flow chart component box.

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