Assessment: Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies sample Data assessment tasks Years 7-8
This sample assessment task has been prepared to assist teachers with the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: Digital Technologies, with a particular focus on data. It shows how aspects of the Digital Technologies curriculum related to data can be assessed using contexts from other learning areas and subjects.
Additional details
Year band(s) | 7-8 |
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Content type | Lesson ideas |
Format | Document |
Core and overarching concepts | Data representation, Data acquisition, Data interpretation |
Australian Curriculum Digital Technologies code(s) |
AC9TDI8K04
Explain how and why digital systems represent integers in binary
AC9TDI8P01
Acquire, store and validate data from a range of sources using software, including spreadsheets and databases
AC9TDI8P02
Analyse and visualise data using a range of software, including spreadsheets and databases, to draw conclusions and make predictions by identifying trends
AC9TDI8P11
Select and use a range of digital tools efficiently, including unfamiliar features, to create, locate and communicate content, consistently applying common conventions
AC9TDI8P12
Select and use a range of digital tools efficiently and responsibly to share content online, and plan and manage individual and collaborative agile projects
AC9TDI8P10
Evaluate existing and student solutions against the design criteria, user stories and possible future impact |
Keywords | Assessment task, DTiF ACARA, Liveability, Data, Investigating and defining, Evaluating, Rubric, Assessment planner |
Organisation | Australian Government Department of Education and Training |
Copyright | CC BY 4.0 |
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