Teaching Strategies: Advanced

Area Issues Monitoring
Pedagogic Issues Appropriate use of application. Subject areas to be supported.
Resource Issues Platform to be used.

Application software to be used.

Monitoring equipment to be used.
Suitable hardware.

Suitable software.

Suitable monitoring equipment.
Planning Issues:
Long Term
Most suitable time to use the application.

Which subject areas will ICT support?
Times of the year when application is to be used.
Planning Issues:
Medium Term
Collecting resources and equipment.

Planning focused, differentiated worksheets, task cards etc.
Collecting and checking monitoring equipment.

Familiarisation of software.

Ensure Key Skills are identified and addressed.

Prepare focused tasks within monitoring situations.
Planning Issues:
Short Term
Use of application.

Assessment opportunities.
Teach pupils how to:
  • use suitable software and monitoring equipment to monitor and capture readings
  • plot and interpret graphs from the data collected
  • save, retrieve and edit work
  • import different graphs into a word processor and write about interpretations and conclusions drawn
Provide monitoring and recording opportunities for pupils such as:
  • monitoring the temperature of cooling liquids using temperature probes - eg. when comparing different insulators
  • monitoring noise levels at different locations using a sound sensor
  • monitoring pulse rates of pupils before and after physical exercise
  • using suitable software to capture readings and plot graphs
  • interpreting different graphical representations of the data
  • importing different graphs into a word processor and writing about interpretations and conclusions drawn
  • saving, retrieving and editing work
Assessment Issues Assessment of pupils' achievements.

Date their experiences and competencies.
Can pupils:
  • use suitable software and monitoring equipment to monitor and capture readings?
  • plot graphs from the data collected?
  • interpret the graphical representations of the data and draw conclusions?
  • import graphs into a word processor to write about interpretations and conclusions drawn?
  • save, retrieve and edit work?
Recording Assessment Recording pupils' experiences and knowledge of skills to inform future planning. Pupils can:
  • use suitable software and monitoring equipment to monitor and capture readings
  • plot graphs from the data collected
  • interpret the graphical representations of the data and draw conclusions
  • import graphs into a word processor to write about interpretations and conclusions drawn
  • save, retrieve and edit work
Evaluation Judgement of timing and use of application:

Could the task have been carried out in a more conventional or effective way?

Was continuity and progression achieved?

Will pupils need further consolidation, reinforcement or extension work?

Did pupils acquire expected skills in both the subject areas supported and ICT?
Did the Monitoring element support the topic?

Was the software and monitoring equipment adequately set up?

Did the activity enable pupils to keep on task?

Were suitable recordings taken and interpreted effectively?

Were pupils able to save, retrieve and edit work?

Were pupils able to import graphs effectively?

Did the pupils acquire expected skills in the subjects supported and ICT?

Was there continuity and progression?

How suitable were the pupil groupings?

Is there need for reinforcement/consolidation or extension?

Were teaching and learning objectives met?

What, if anything, would you change when developing a Monitoring activity again?

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