Browse the following assessment resources organised by Year band.
Use the slide sorter function to arrange a set of presentation slides in correct sequence to retell a fairytale. Teachers assess the student’s demonstrated knowledge/skills using the checklist provided.
Students collect, explore and sort data about themselves and their classmates using a range of themes. The task caters for students with different levels of understanding.
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ScratchJr Assessments is a resource to assess students’ understanding of the programming blocks in the ScratchJr iPad app.
Computer Science Fundamentals is a series of lesson plans by Code.org, for teaching computer science to primary students with and without computers.
Provide students with a dataset represented in two different ways, for example as an image and also as a combination of text and numbers in a table. Ask questions about the data to assess students level of understanding. Teachers use the checklist provided to assess students and record observations.
Dr Scratch is a free online analytical tool that provides feedback on Scratch (MIT) project progress.
Project Quantum helps computing teachers check their students’ understanding, and support their progress, by providing free access to an online multiple-choice assessment system and question bank. To use Project Quantum, you will need to create a free account.
The Scratch Creative Computing Guide includes a teacher guide and learner workbook. There is also a series of units comprising learning activities, paired with assessment activities and templates that can be used to support use of the Scratch (MIT) platform.
This resource describes how the BCTC can be used for formative assessment.
Using the school network as an example, students create a concept map or mind map demonstrating their understanding of digital systems and the how the components within the system connect to form a network. the school network as an example.
Students a create a portfolio of evidence documenting the process undertaken to create a digital solution using the BBC: micro:bit.
Students are given a bitmap image made up of coloured pixels. They explain how the image is made up of binary digits that represent each pixel. Students represent 8 colours using binary digits. Teachers assess the student’s demonstrated knowledge/skills using the checklist provided.
In this assessment task, students demonstrate their ability to distinguish between different types of networks and defined purposes. Throughout the lesson sequence, students keep and maintain a reflection log with key content to inform the development of an infographic.
In this short video, Dr Ethan Danahy talks through his assessment approach for a unit where students design and create a robotic animal in teams. This could be useful for teachers who are seeking ideas for designing assessment around robotics projects, including assessment characteristics.
The Assessment and reporting advice and guidelines support secondary teachers to implement and assess the Technologies learning area. The document unpacks both Design and Technologies and Digital Technologies and provides guidance around planning for learning and assessment. The document has been provided by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority.
This NSW Board of Studies resource is designed to help teachers understand key aspects of information and software technology.
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