Year 10 Program Overview

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The Computer Skills Assessment Program

• Year 10 Program Overview

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Overview of the Computer Skills Assessment Program

• In 2001 the NSW Government announced plans for
  the introduction of statewide Computing Skills
  Assessments for all Year 6 and Year 10 students.
• These statewide assessments are intended to
  measure students knowledge, skills and
  understanding in the use of information and
  communications technology (ICT).
• The Board of Studies is responsible for the Year
  10 Computing Skills Assessment
• The DET is responsible for the Year 6 Computer
  Skills Assessment

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Overview of the Computer Skills Assessment Program

• Students at Year 6 are required to sit a
  statewide external written and practical
  assessment covering a range of identified ICT
  Skills.
• Students at Year 10 are required to demonstrate
  achievement of explicit ICT computing Skills and
  complete an external written and online
  assessment.
• It is envisaged that
• The CSA6 will join the current the BST Suite of
  Assessments
• The CSA10 assessment will form part of the Year
  10 School Certificate credential.

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The Rationale for the Computer Skills Assessment

• Information and Communication Technologies
  increasingly provide valuable tools for
  enhancing teaching and learning
• Students across K-12 should be given the
  opportunity to participate in learning
  experiences and activities that assist in the
  development of their ability to

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The Rationale for the Computer Skills Assessment

• Use ICT to locate, assess, evaluate,
  manipulate, create, store and retrieve
  information
• Express ideas and communicate with others using
  ICT
• Develop an awareness of the range of
  applications of ICT
• Discriminate in the choice and use of ICT for a
  given purpose
• Develop the confidence to explore, adapt and
  shape technological understandings and skills
  in response to challenges now and in the future

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The Rationale for the Computer Skills Assessment

• To make effective use of computers as a tool
  for learning, students need to develop skills in
  their use.
• The Computer Skills Assessment is a vehicle to
  inform judgments made about the development of
  students ICT skills in key transitions in
  education
• The CSA 6 10 Programs should enable schools
  to determine whether students possess the ICT
  skills and knowledge which are necessary for
  success at the next stage of schooling
• Such as

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The Rationale for the Computer Skills Assessment

• Stage 3 Stage 4 Transition
• VET pathways
• Academic pathways (to University - TAFE)
• School to Work Transition

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Important things to note about the CSA Program

• The Computer Skills Assessment 10 is based on ICT
  skills and understandings which are currently in
  7-10 Syllabus documents for the key learning areas

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Important things to note about the CSA Program

• This is not a new area of study added to the
  existing syllabus suite.
• CSA is not a separate syllabus learning area
• ICT skills should be taught and assessed within
  existing mandatory curriculum over the 7-10 range
• It is to be integrated across the 7-10 curriculum
• KLA Teaching and Learning programs are the locus
  in which ICT Skills are Integrated. Regular
  teachers should
• Embed CSA into their teaching
• Incorporate CSA outcomes into normal scope,
  sequence content planning of topics /units of
  work

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Computer Skills Assessment Year 10
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Produced by Bernard Cheng K-10 CSA Consultant.
Granville/Port Jackson Districts
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Overview of the Computer Skills Assessment 10

• The Computer Skills Assessment consists of
• School based assessment of 10 core computing
  skills
• External assessment delivered as a Pen and Paper
  Assessment and online Assessment

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Assessment of School based computing skills

• Students at Year 10 will be required to
  demonstrate achievement of explicit core
  computing skills which are assessed at the school
  level.
• There are 10 Core computing Skills being assessed
• Each computing skill area is
• built on a series of capabilities (evidenced by
  indicators)
• mapped to relevant Syllabus Documents

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Computer Skills Assessment at Year 10

• Core Capabilities
• Use computer-based technologies to locate,
  access, evaluate, manipulate, create, store and
  retrieve information
• Express ideas and communicate with others, using
  computer-based technologies
• Develop an awareness of the range of applications
  of computer-based technologies in society
• Discriminate in the choice and use of
  computer-based technologies for a given purpose
• Explore, adapt and shape technological
  understandings and skills in response to
  challenges now and in the future

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Core Computing Skills

• Operate effectively within the desktop
  environment
• Perform basic operations within computer software
  packages
• Perform core application tasks common to all
  software packages
• Demonstrate basic word-processing skills as they
  create, work with and modify text documents
• Demonstrate basic spreadsheet skills as they
  create, work with and modify files

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Core Computing Skills

• Demonstrate basic database skills to create, work
  with and modify files
• Demonstrate basic multimedia skills to create,
  work with and modify multimedia files
• Demonstrate basic graphics skills in creating,
  working with and modifying images
• Conduct research using information and
  communication technologies
• Demonstrate Internet / Intranet communication
  skills.

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Computer Skills Assessment at Year 10
Structure of a Computing Skill
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Computer Skills Assessment at Year 10
Example Computing Skill Operate effectively
within the desktop environment

• Capability
• Use computer-based technologies to locate,
  access, evaluate, manipulate, create, store and
  retrieve information
• Indicators
• Start up and shut down a computer safely
• Use a computer control panel
• Manage, organise and arrange files and
  directories/folders
• Copy, delete, move and rename files and
  directories/folders
• Move and resize windows maximize and minimize
  windows
• Demonstrate understanding of ergonomic and OHS
  issues related to
• computer use

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School based assessment task development

• Faculties will be responsible for developing
  school based assessment tasks which profile core
  computing skills
• Each Computing Skill can be aligned to specific
  faculties however there will be some overlap
  between faculties
• Current school based assessment strategies can be
  a good model for the development of ICT
  assessment tasks
• Assessed computing skills will need to be logged
  online via the Schools Online page of the Board
  of Studies

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Computer Skills Assessment at Year 10 - Written

• The Computer Skills Year 10 Statewide External
  Test
• 1.5 hr external test
• All computing skills will be assessed
• Machine-scored answer sheet
• 100 Multiple choice
• May be done online or as a Pen and Paper
  Assessment

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Computer Skills Assessment at Year 10 - Online

• 1 hour online Assessment will be delivered at the
  same time as the written assessment
• All computing skills will be assessed
• Method of delivery will be via the Internet
• True/False, Multiple Choice, Matching exercises

Produced by Bernard Cheng K-10 CSA Consultant.
Granville/Port Jackson Districts
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Developing Integrated ICT Tasks
Suggested model for integrating ICT into Teaching
and Learning programs across the K-10 range
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Developing Integrated ICT Tasks
Developing
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Developing Integrated ICT Tasks
Stage 4 Class researching the Australian Gold
Rushes
Conducting a Scavenger Hunt and a Webquest on
the Gold Rush
Writing Information reports on Gold Rush
What does this look like in action?
Using Paper PowerPoint planning Sheets
Preparing the PowerPoint presentation
Presenting an oral presentation supported by
PowerPoint
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Developing Integrated ICT Tasks

• Integrated ICT tasks across the faculties need
  to
• Assess student achievement of a core syllabus
  outcome
• Integrate an appropriate software application
  which supports or extends the paper based
  assessment
• Profile ICT skills from the CSA 10 framework
• Provide an opportunity for discussion,
  feedback, review or presentation of the
  developed ICT product
• Support the range of skills and experiences
  which students will be assessed on within the
  CSA 10 program

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Pedagogical factors related to ICT Task
development

• Consider the pedagogical values and
  philosophies of the learning experience
• independent,
• guided,
• collaborative, or
• inquiry-based learning models
• Select ICT technologies which reflect either
• a structured (scaffolding) pedagogy,
• research or
• problem-based approach to learning
• Consider what the students will do with the
  resources and ensure that there is a clear
  curriculum focus (i.e. the IT task has subject
  content as its primary focus and produces useful
  products)

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Pedagogical factors related to ICT Task
development

• Ensure that the required contextual knowledge
  is taken into account when integrating ICT
  within the learning cycle (I.e. students need to
  see how their study of the topic is facilitated
  or enhanced by the use of ICT)
• Ensure that explicit scaffolding and modeling
  of any integrated technologies is part of the
  teaching and learning experiences
• Consider strategies to ensure equity and
  access to technologies used within the
  learning cycle
• Identify appropriate assessment strategies
  taking into account the assessment of
• the use of Technology
• the related cognitive skills.

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Sequencing ICT Experiences across K - 10

• Stage 3
• Experiences can be very directed and mediated
  by the Teacher
• Stage 4
• Experiences should be more student focused,
  with an emphasis on manipulating and exploring
  Technology for a defined purpose.
• Stage 5 6
• Experiences should allow students to extend
  and apply their technological understandings of
  appropriate learning Technologies and ICT skills
  in response to Teaching and Learning challenges
  set in the curriculum.