Australian Curriculum achievement standards
Whilst the Australian Curriculum achievement standards describe all learning expected at the end of year level bands, it is possible to view each achievement standard as a number of smaller statements or elements within the two strands, knowledge and understanding and processes and production skills. The elements can provide a starting point when designing assessment tasks.
AC Achievement standard
Digital Technologies: Achievement Standard (F-2)
By the end of Year 2, students identify how common digital systems (hardware and software) are used to meet specific purposes. They use digital systems to represent simple patterns in data in different ways.
Students design solutions to simple problems using a sequence of steps and decisions. They collect familiar data and display them to convey meaning. They create and organise ideas and information using information systems, and share information in safe online environments.
Elements of the Achievement Standards
Knowledge and understanding
- Digital systems
- Identify how common digital systems (hardware and software) are used to meet specific purposes.
- Representation of data
- Use digital systems to represent simple patterns in data in different ways.
Processes and production skills
- Collecting, managing and analysing data
- Collect familiar data and display them to convey meaning.
- Investigating and defining
- Design solutions to simple problems using a sequence of steps and decisions.
- Generating and designing
- Not a requirement at this level.
- Producing and implementing
- Not a requirement at this level.
- Evaluating
- Not a requirement at this level.
- Collaborating and managing
- Create and organise ideas and information using information systems, and share information in safe online environments.
AC Achievement standard
Digital Technologies: Achievement Standard (years 3-4)
By the end of Year 4, students describe how a range of digital systems (hardware and software) and their peripheral devices can be used for different purposes. They explain how the same data sets can be represented in different ways.
Students define simple problems, design and implement digital solutions using algorithms that involve decision-making and user input. They explain how the solutions meet their purposes. They collect and manipulate different data when creating information and digital solutions. They safely use and manage information systems for identified needs using agreed protocols and describe how information systems are used.
Elements of the Achievement Standards
Knowledge and understanding
- Digital systems
- Describe how a range of digital systems (hardware and software) and their peripheral devices can be used for different purposes.
- Representation of data
- Explain how the same data sets can be represented in different ways.
Processes and production skills
- Collecting, managing and analysing data
- Collect and manipulate different data when creating information and digital solutions
- Investigating and defining/ Generating and designing/ Producing and implementing
- Define simple problems, design and implement digital solutions using algorithms that involve decision-making and user input.
- Evaluating
- Explain how the solutions meet their purposes.
- Collaborating and managing
- Safely use and manage information systems for identified needs using agreed protocols and describe how information systems are used.
AC Achievement standard
Digital Technologies: Achievement Standard (years 5-6)
By the end of Year 6, students explain the fundamentals of digital system components (hardware, software and networks) and how digital systems are connected to form networks. They explain how digital systems use whole numbers as a basis for representing a variety of data types.
Students define problems in terms of data and functional requirements and design solutions by developing algorithms to address the problems. They incorporate decision-making, repetition and user interface design into their designs and implement their digital solutions, including a visual program. They explain how information systems and their solutions meet needs and consider sustainability. Students manage the creation and communication of ideas and information in collaborative digital projects using validated data and agreed protocols.
Elements of the Achievement Standards
Knowledge and understanding
- Digital systems
- Explain the fundamentals of digital system components (hardware, software and networks) and how digital systems are connected to form networks.
- Representation of data
- Explain how digital systems use whole numbers as a basis for representing a variety of data types.
Processes and production skills
- Collecting, managing and analysing data
- Manage the creation and communication of ideas and information in collaborative digital projects using validated data and agreed protocols.
- Investigating and defining
- Define problems in terms of data and functional requirements and design solutions by developing algorithms to address the problems.
- Generating and designing/ Producing and implementing
- Incorporate decision-making, repetition and user interface design into their designs and implement their digital solutions, including a visual program.
- Evaluating
- Explain how information systems and their solutions meet needs and consider sustainability.
- Collaborating and managing
- Manage the creation and communication of ideas and information in collaborative digital projects using validated data and agreed protocols.
AC Achievement standard
Digital Technologies: Achievement Standard (years 7-8)
By the end of Year 8, students distinguish between different types of networks and defined purposes. They explain how text, image and audio data can be represented, secured and presented in digital systems.
Students plan and manage digital projects to create interactive information. They define and decompose problems in terms of functional requirements and constraints. Students design user experiences and algorithms incorporating branching and iterations, and test, modify and implement digital solutions. They evaluate information systems and their solutions in terms of meeting needs, innovation and sustainability. They analyse and evaluate data from a range of sources to model and create solutions. They use appropriate protocols when communicating and collaborating online.
Elements of the Achievement Standards
Knowledge and understanding
- Digital systems
- Distinguish between different types of networks and defined purposes.
- Representation of data
- Explain how text, image and audio data can be represented, secured and presented in digital systems.
Processes and production skills
- Collecting, managing and analysing data
- Plan and manage digital projects to create interactive information.
- Analyse and evaluate data from a range of sources to model and create solutions.
- Investigating and defining
- Define and decompose problems in terms of functional requirements and constraints.
- Generating and designing/ Producing and implementing
- Design user experiences and algorithms incorporating branching and iterations, and test, modify and implement digital solutions.
- Evaluating
- Evaluate information systems and their solutions in terms of meeting needs, innovation and sustainability.
- Collaborating and managing
- Use appropriate protocols when communicating and collaborating online.
AC Achievement standard
Digital Technologies: Achievement Standard (years 9-10)
By the end of Year 10, students explain the control and management of networked digital systems and the security implications of the interaction between hardware, software and users. They explain simple data compression, and why content data are separated from presentation.
Students plan and manage digital projects using an iterative approach. They define and decompose complex problems in terms of functional and non-functional requirements. Students design and evaluate user experiences and algorithms. They design and implement modular programs, including an object-oriented program, using algorithms and data structures involving modular functions that reflect the relationships of real-world data and data entities. They take account of privacy and security requirements when selecting and validating data. Students test and predict results and implement digital solutions. They evaluate information systems and their solutions in terms of risk, sustainability and potential for innovation and enterprise. They share and collaborate online, establishing protocols for the use, transmission and maintenance of data and projects.
Elements of the Achievement Standards
Knowledge and understanding
- Digital systems
- Explain the control and management of networked digital systems and the security implications of the interaction between hardware, software and users.
- Representation of data
- Explain simple data compression, and why content data are separated from presentation.
Processes and production skills
- Collecting, managing and analysing data
- Take account of privacy and security requirements when selecting and validating data.
- Investigating and defining
- Define and decompose complex problems in terms of functional and non-functional requirements.
- Generating and designing/ Producing and implementing
- Design and implement modular programs, including an object-oriented program, using algorithms and data structures involving modular functions that reflect the relationships of real-world data and data entities.
- Design and evaluate user experiences and algorithms.
- Test and predict results and implement digital solutions.
- Evaluating
- Evaluate information risk, sustainability and potential for innovation and enterprise.
- Collaborating and managing
- Plan and manage digital projects using an iterative approach.
- Share and collaborate online, establishing protocols for the use, transmission and maintenance of data and projects.