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Delivering Unit 1- Using ICT

Delivering Unit 1- Using ICT. By the end of today you should:. have a clear and accurate understanding of what this unit is all about understand the project requirements understand the assessment strategy be aware of the admin requirements know how to make the most of DiDA’s flexibility.

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Delivering Unit 1- Using ICT

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  1. Delivering Unit 1-Using ICT

  2. By the end of today you should: • have a clear and accurate understanding of what this unit is all about • understand the project requirements • understand the assessment strategy • be aware of the admin requirements • know how to make the most of DiDA’s flexibility

  3. The positives “some visually pleasing publications were seen” “students’ use of the medium just got better and better” “a credible set of results” “students clearly empathised with the topic” “most candidates were able to produce a functional eportfolio”

  4. The negatives “many candidates failed to adhere to the technical specification” “too many candidates appeared out of their depth at this level” “few candidates made really effective use of the scaffolding documents” “some centres did not carry out effective internal standardisation” “some candidates failed to pay sufficient attention to the project requirements”

  5. plan and manage the project (4) gather information (1) (2) (5) set of publications eportfolio analyse data (3) review the project (6)

  6. A* Distinction Distinction A Merit Merit B Credit Credit C Pass Pass D E F/G Level 2 Level 1 D101/D201

  7. Level 2

  8. Enabling achievement • Feedback • Scaffolding • Limited guidance • Guidance

  9. The evolving role of the teacher • Line manager • Test user • Reviewer • Assessor • Despatch clerk

  10. plan and manage the project (a) gather information (d) (b) (e) set of publications eportfolio analyse data (c) review the project (f)

  11. Strand (d) – the publications • Are all the required publications there? • Did they need help to produce them? • Have they used standard conventions? • How good is their SoAP? • What can you infer about testing? • Has feedback been used effectively?

  12. Strand (b) – information gathering • How relevant is the information they have gathered? • Have they used both primary and secondary sources? • Have they acknowledged their sources? • Have they been selective? • Have they captured useful/reliable data?

  13. Strand (c) – data analysis • Have they used both database and spreadsheet tools? • Is the information retrieved from the database appropriate/useful? • Have they used their spreadsheet to do anything more than simple collation of the data?

  14. Strand (a) – project planning • Have they got an up-front, workable plan? • Did you have to help them produce it? • Have they kept track of progress? • Is there any sign of monitoring? • Does it ‘tell the story’ of the project?

  15. Strand (e) - the eportfolio • Who, why, where, what? • Does it work? • Is it easy to navigate? • Is all the evidence accessible? • Do the context pages ‘fill in the gaps’?

  16. Strand (f) – end-of-project review • Is it a realistic assessment? • Does it match yours? • Does it consider publications, process and own performance? • Are there any suggestions for improvement and are they valid?

  17. The assessor’s toolkit • specification • assessment guidance notes & walk-through • PM report • moderator’s report • SPB and support notes • publication fact sheets

  18. The moderator’s toolkit

  19. Registration, entry and cash-in 42 24 29 49

  20. The mechanics • Filling in the Assessor Record Sheet • Submitting marks • Submitting samples • Getting the results

  21. Key dates

  22. www.edexcel.org.uk/dida

  23. Resources

  24. Assessing Unit 1 -Using ICT

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