ICT at key stage 3 (Year 8)
Unit 10: Information - reliability, validity and bias
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Objectives |
Section 1: Activity 1
Children should learn:
- that a web address is a unique location and gives information about origin
- that search engines use different search techniques
- (biased) opinions can be expressed as factual information
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Section 2: Activity 2
Children should learn:
- that information can be expressed as opinion
- that evaluation criteria are established at the start of a project
- that success can be judged objectively using established criteria
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Section 3: Activity 3
Children should learn:
- to search the internet using an appropriate search engine
- to collect appropriate data that can be used, including text extracted from continuous prose
- to understand information that is not explicitly stated or that the reader is assumed to understand
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Section 4: Activity 4
Children should learn:
- to refine information to focus on the purpose of the presentation
- that software packages have relative strengths and weaknesses
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Section 5: Activity 5
Children should learn:
- to apply evaluation criteria
- to make informed judgements on the quality of presentation
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