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Year 9 ICT SAT Test. ICT Onscreen Test 2006. Introduction. This year, Year 9 pupils will sit an ICT onscreen SAT test The onscreen tests have been developed to test pupils' capabilities in ICT at Key Stage 3
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Year 9 ICT SAT Test ICT Onscreen Test 2006
Introduction • This year, Year 9 pupils will sit an ICT onscreen SAT test • The onscreen tests have been developed to test pupils' capabilities in ICT at Key Stage 3 • Each child taking the test will be awarded a national curriculum level and a report on their performance in ICT
What is an onscreen test? • The onscreen test is a new alternative to a traditional paper test or exam • In an onscreen test, a pupil carries out tasks and answers questions using a computer • The answers they give and the actions they take are tracked and marked by the computer
What is the test like? • The test is set in a virtual world based on a fictional case study • To carry out the tasks, pupils have access to a range of assets such as websites, pictures and documents • Pupils are also given an ICT Toolkit of applications to enable them to complete the tasks (e.g. a word processor, a spreadsheet, a web browser etc.)
What is the test like? • These applications are similar to the applications pupils normally use during the course of their studies, such as Microsoft Office • The test consists of two 50-minute sessions that are taken on different occasions • Your child can only gain a level after completing both of the tests
What is the test environment like? This is what the onscreen test environment looks like.
Revising for the test at school • Pupils will have opportunities in lesson time to familiarise themselves with the test environment • Pupils will start receiving lesson tasks via email to get them used to this method of receiving tasks • There are familiarisation posters displayed in all ICT rooms
Revising for the test at school • Pupils will receive a revision booklet to help them practise for the test • ICT rooms are open for pupils to use with ICT teachers available to help • Pupils will sit a mock exam in January 2007, which will give an indication of the level they are working at in ICT
Revising for the test at home • Pupils can take the revision booklet home so they can continue revising there • There are suggested internet sites that can use to help with revision • SAM learning can help towards revising for the test • There is a copy of the revision booklet along with additional helpful materials on Moodle