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 KS3
ICT level descriptions, separated by 'strand'
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These are based on the divisions made by the Gloucestershire LEA Key Stage 3
ICT support team.
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Communicating Information |
| L4 |
Pupils add to, amend and
combine different forms of information from a variety of sources. |
| Pupils use ICT to present
information in different forms and show they are aware of the
intended audience and the need for quality in their presentations. |
| Pupils exchange information and
ideas with others in a variety of ways, including using e-mail. |
| L5 |
Pupils use ICT to structure, refine and
present information in different forms and styles for
specific purposes and audiences. |
| Pupils exchange information and ideas with others in
a variety of ways, including using e-mail. |
| L6 |
Pupils develop and refine
their work to enhance its quality, using information from a range
of sources. |
| Pupils present their ideas in a
variety of ways and show a clear sense of audience. |
| L7 |
Pupils combine information from a variety of
ICT-based and other sources for presentation to different audiences.
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Handling Information |
| L4 |
Pupils understand the need for care
in framing questions when collecting, finding and
interrogating information. |
| Pupils interpret their findings,
question plausibility and recognise that poor-quality information
leads to unreliable results. |
| L5 |
Pupils select the information
needed for different purposes, check its accuracy and organise
and prepare it in a form suitable for processing using ICT. |
| L6 |
Pupils use complex lines of enquiry
to test hypotheses. |
| L7 |
Pupils identify the advantages and
limitations of different information-handling applications. |
| Pupils select and use
information systems suited to their work in a variety of contexts,
translating enquiries expressed in ordinary language into the form
required by the system. |
| L8 |
Pupils design successful ways to
collect and prepare information for processing. |
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Measurement and Control |
| L4 |
Pupils use ICT systems to control
events in a predetermined manner and to sense physical data. |
| L5 |
Pupils create sequences of instructions to control
events, and understand the need to be precise when framing and
sequencing instructions. |
| They understand how ICT devices with sensors can be used to
monitor and measure external events. |
| L6 |
Pupils develop, try out and refine
sequences of instructions to monitor, measure and control events, and show
efficiency in framing these instructions. |
| L7 |
Pupils use ICT to measure, record and analyse physical
variables and control events. |
| Pupils design ICT-based models and procedures with variables
to meet particular needs. |
| L8 |
Pupils design and implement systems for
others to use.* |
| When developing systems that respond to
events, pupils make appropriate use of feedback. |
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Modelling |
| L4 |
Pupils use ICT-based models and simulations to explore patterns and relationships, and make
predictions about the consequences of their decisions. |
| L5 |
Pupils explore the effects of changing the variables in an ICT-based model. |
| L6 |
Pupils use ICT-based models to make
predictions and vary the rules within the models. |
| Pupils assess the validity of these models by
comparing their behaviour with information from other sources. |
| L7 |
Pupils design ICT-based models and procedures with variables to meet particular needs. |
| L8 |
Pupils design and implement
systems for others to use.* |
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Evaluation |
| L4 |
Pupils compare their use of ICT with other methods and with its use outside school. |
| L5 |
Pupils discuss their knowledge and
experience of using ICT and their observations of its use outside
school. |
| Pupils assess the use of ICT in their work and are able to
reflect critically in order to make improvements in subsequent work. |
| L6 |
Pupils discuss the impact of ICT on
society. |
| L7 |
Pupils consider the benefits and limitations
of ICT tools and information sources and of the results they produce, and
they use these results to inform future judgements about the quality
of their work. |
| Pupils
take part in informed discussions about the use of ICT and its impact on
society. |
| L8 |
Pupils take part in informed discussions about the
social, economic, ethical and moral issues raised by ICT. |
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