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Submitted by PeterT on Sat 14 Jul 2012, 12:00

The A4 ICT Curriculum revisited

Posted by PeterT on 14 Jul 2012

The A4 ICT Curriculum revisited

Building on feedback to my initial bash at a Programme of Study for ICT which fits on to one side of A4 I have created a new draft PoS for ICT. 

I have formatted as per the draft PoS that the DfE published for the core subjects (i.e. with PoS on the left and notes/guidance on the right).

ICT Programmes of Study: Key Stages 1 to 4

The National Curriculum for ICT aims to ensure that all pupils are able to operate effectively as a citizen in the 21st century. 

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Programme of Study Notes and guidance
Pupils should be taught to:
  • Understand how 'information technologies' impact on society
  • Understand basic elements of information management
  • Be able to safely develop and maintain an effective personal learning network (PLN)
  • Be able to effectively investigate an issue using their PLN and drawing on skills in finding and analysing information
  • Be able to create a balanced interactive re-presentation on an issue that they have investigated for an intelligent and digitally literate audience
  • Be able to use computational thinking skills to represent ‘real world’ scenarios and analyse problems
  • Be able to use information technologies to capture (data logging) and analyse data and make changes in the physical world (control technology)
 Information technologies include all digital media (e.g. Internet, computer programs, apps, ebooks, digital video, etc). They impact on culture, ways of knowing, meaning making, ways of interacting, the nature of disciplines, and ways of working.

Understanding information management includes knowledge about data structures and the differences between data, information and knowledge.

A PLN includes f2f as well as 'technology mediated' information exchange/knowledge building. It would include understanding about digital identities and being able to manage their own digital identities appropriately.

An issue might include a problem, debate or question that they need to investigate. Approaches to investigation could include: searching for information, critical appraisal, data handling, data logging, use of dynamic modelling including simple programming. It would involve the ability to choose and use appropriate tools, as well as understanding of Boolean logic, search strategies, and  algorithms/heuristics.

Re-presentation of information might include the use of hypermedia, multi-media, dynamic models, and procedural representations. It brings in ‘digita 'making' and creativity, as well as choosing and using appropriate tools, and elements of Computer Science such as coding/programming.

Computational thinking provides a way of looking at the world and analysing problems. It includes the ability to use computer programs to model ‘physical world’ scenarios.

 

What is wrong with this - or perhaps more helpfully how would you improve it?

You can either comment below or go to the Google Doc version and add comments.