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. This table is for KS1 and KS2.
| Curriculum Area | GOAL Strand | |
|---|---|---|
| Finding things out | 1 2 3 |
Database Administration Spreadsheet Fundamentals Internet Technology |
| Developing ideas and making things happen | 4 5 6 |
Systems, Tools and Techniques Computer Components and Contro Combining Systems |
| Exchanging and sharing information | 7 8 9 10 |
Data, Graphics and Design Internet Communication Systems Media Applications and Presentation Digital Society |
This table is for KS3
| Curriculum Area | GOAL Strand | |
|---|---|---|
| Finding information | 1 2 3 |
Database Administration Spreadsheet Fundamentals Internet Technology |
| Developing ideas | 4 5 6 |
Systems, Tools and Techniques Computer Components and Control Combining Systems |
| Communicating information | 7 8 9 10 |
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. |
