Didcot Girls' School Centre No. 62425
Name ……………………...……… Candidate No …….…
Tutor group ………. Class ………. Teacher ……….
Level |
Criteria for assessment |
ü û |
Marks |
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1 |
Recognise that many everyday devices contain equipment that measures or monitors events. | 0 1 2 |
U |
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2 |
Give at least three examples of the use of monitoring and measuring devices in everyday life. | 3 4 |
G |
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3 |
Connect
IT systems to external devices, such as sensors and
buffer boxes, so that the system operates correctly. Diagram or photographic evidence required. |
5 6 |
F |
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4 |
Use IT systems connected to external devices to sense physical data (such as temperature, light or movement) and to display it. Printed evidence required | 7 8 |
E |
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5 |
Use
IT systems to sense and display physical data. Explain the meaning of displayed information in relation to the changes in the physical situation, pointing out important features and/or trends. |
9 10 |
D |
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6 |
Describe
how IT devices have been used to monitor and measure
external events. Reasons for choice of sensor. Describe why an IT device was used - advantages over other methods. |
11 12 13 |
C |
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7 |
Use
IT equipment and software to measure, display and record more
than one physical variable. Data is saved in more than one format - graph, spreadsheet, database file. |
14 15 16 |
B |
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8 |
Assemble
and carry out own experiment or project that involves the
use of IT equipment and software to measure, display, and
record physical variables. Full documentary evidence of all stages. |
17 18 19 20 |
A |
System Design
| Analysis | Explanation of the task and the relevance to choice of software. | 1 |
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| Design | A written/diagrammatic representation/plan of the proposed solution. | 1 |
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| Implementation | Printouts/photographic evidence of the solution. | 1 |
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| Testing | Evidence that the product has been checked to make sure that it does what was intended. | 1 |
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| Evaluation | Evidence of how well the solution meets its intentions in terms of its efficiency, ease of use, and appropriateness to the task. Indication of improvements made during development. | 1 |
Total Mark /25
Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar 5 marks |
0 less than reasonable (difficult to understand) + no specialist terms |
1 reasonable accuracy + limited range of specialist terms |
2 / 3 considerable accuracy + good range of specialist terms |
4 / 5 faultless accuracy + wide range of terms & grammatical structure |