Range
of Data Handling Tasks
The
tasks below will enable you to make a judgement about the activity
level you wish to support with your training.
Novice
Task:
Decide
on the focus for the activity and the desired learning outcomes
for ICT and focused subjects.
Become
familiar with the program.
Create
a database using numeric and alphanumeric values. The number of
fields created will depend on the ages and previous experiences
of the children.
Create
a data capture sheet, which has the same field names as the database.
Create
a set of questions which will allow simple interrogation - eg.
How many children have blue eyes?
Devise
further questions which will enable the children to interpret
the graph.
Demonstrate
to pupils how to:
- complete
the data capture sheet
- enter
information from the data capture sheet into the database
-
save the database
- use
the database to answer questions
- plot
a graph
Prepare
differentiated, cross-curricular tasks/activities, which will
allow pupils to:
- collect
data and complete the data capture sheet
- transfer
the information from the data capture sheet into the database
- save
the database
- plot
a graph
- devise
a set of questions which enables children to interrogate the
graph
Learning
Outcomes for the Teacher
Using
the program, know how to:
- create
a database using numeric and alphanumeric values
- create
a data capture sheet, which contains identical fields to the
database
- create
a set of questions to interrogate the database - eg. How many
children have blue eyes?
- devise
another set of questions, which enables children to interrogate
the graph
Resources
- database
program
- computer
- printer
 Prior
to Commencing the Novice Task...
Intermediate
Task:
Decide
on the focus for the activity and the desired learning outcomes.
Create
a database using numeric and alphanumeric fields. The number of
fields created will depend on the ages and previous experiences
of the children.
Create
a data capture sheet, where the field names are identical to the
database.
Create
a set of questions, which will allow simple interrogation - eg.
How many children have black hair?
Demonstrate
to pupils how to:
- collect
data and complete the data capture sheet
- enter
the information from the data capture sheet into the database
- save
the database
- retrieve
and amend information when necessary
- answer
complex questions using AND, OR, NOT operators - eg:
- how
many children have green eyes AND brown hair?
- how
many boys have brown OR black hair?
- how
many children do NOT have black hair?
- print
files/graphs/lists
Prepare
differentiated, cross-curricular tasks/activities, which will
allow pupils to:
- collect
data and complete the data capture sheet
- enter
the information from the data capture sheet into the database
- save
completed records
- retrieve
and amend information when necessary
- answer
complex questions using AND, OR, NOT operators - eg:
- how
many children have green eyes AND brown hair?
- how
many boys have brown OR black hair?
- how
many children do NOT have black hair?
- print
graphs/lists/records
Learning
Outcomes for the Teacher
Using
the program, know how to:
- create
a database using numeric and alphanumeric values. The number
of fields created depends on the ages and previous experiences
of the children
- create
a data capture sheet which has identical fields to the database
- prepare
a set of questions which will allow complex interrogation using
AND, OR, NOT operators - eg:
- how
many children have green eyes AND brown hair?
- how
many boys have brown OR black hair?
- how
many children do NOT have black hair?
- print
graphs/lists/records
Resources
- database
program
- computer
- printer
Prior
to Commencing the Intermediate Task...
Advanced
Task:
Decide
on the focus for the activity and the desired learning outcomes.
Demonstrate
to pupils how to:
- find
information from CD-ROMs and the Internet
- extract
suitable images and text from CD-ROMs and the Internet
-
insert the extracted images and text into a word processor
- save
and print work
- use
Internet search engines
Prepare
differentiated, focused tasks which will allow pupils to:
- find
information from CD-ROMs and the Internet
- extract
suitable images and text from CD-ROMs and the Internet
-
insert extracted images and text into word processor
- save
and print work
- use
Internet search engines
- bookmark
suitable WWW sites
Learning
Outcomes for the Teacher
Using
the program, know how to:
- find
information from CD-ROMs and the Baglan IT web site
- extract
suitable images and text from CD-ROMs and the Internet
- insert
images and text into a word processor or DTP package
- save
and print work
- use
Internet search engines
- bookmark
suitable WWW sites
Resources
- computer
- printer
- CD-ROMs
- Internet
access with suitable adult supervision
Prior
to Commencing the Advanced Task...
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