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Thomas Telford School Online Ltd
GCSE in Applied Information and Communication Technology (Double Award) 2002

Assessment Evidence

You need to investigate how ICT systems affect everyday life.
You must compile a portfolio with reports on the impact of ICT on:

Evidence (a):

Evidence (b):

Evidence (c):

Evidence (d):

the way you do things at home and at school/college

an adult in employment, including the way that it has had an effect on his/her working style

a person with special/particular needs

your local community

When investigating each of these different aspects of ICT use, you should consider:

Evidence (e):

the legislation that protects individuals and groups from the misuse of ICT

Please note: You are expected to make full use of ICT in the production of your evidence.
Work that is entirely handwritten will not gain any marks!

This evidence will be marked using the following grid:

	Mark Band 1 At this level work must show:	Mark Band 2 At this level work must show:	Mark Band 3 At this level the students must:
Evidence (a) (Possible 11 marks)	a description of some of the technologies used by the student at home and at school/college, with some indication of how these meet their needs	a description of a range of technologies used by the student at home and at school/college, with an explanation of how these meet their needs	a description of a wide range of technologies used by the student at home and at school/college, with an evaluation of the extent to which these meet their needs
Evidence (a) (Possible 11 marks)	1 - 5 marks	6 - 8 marks	9 - 11 marks
Evidence (b) (Possible 14 marks)	a description of some of the technologies used by an adult in employment, with some identification of how these meet their needs and have affected working styles	a description of a range of technologies used by an adult in employment, with an explanation of how these meet their needs and have affected working styles	a description of a wide range of technologies used by an adult in employment, with an evaluation of the extent to which these meet their needs and have affected working styles
Evidence (b) (Possible 14 marks)	1 - 6 marks	7 - 10 marks	11 - 14 marks
Evidence (c) (Possible 11 marks)	a description of some of the technologies used by a person with special or particular needs, with some identification of how these meet their needs	a description of a range of technologies used by a person with special or particular needs, with an explanation of how these meet their needs	a description of a wide range of technologies used by a person with special or particular needs, with an evaluation of the extent to which these meet their needs
Evidence (c) (Possible 11 marks)	1 - 5 marks	6 - 8 marks	9 - 11 marks
Evidence (d) (Possible 11 marks)	a description of some of the technologies used in the local community, with some identification of how these meet local needs	a description a range of technologies used in the local community, with an explanation of how these meet local needs	a description of a wide range of technologies used in the local community, with an evaluation of the extent to which these meet local needs
Evidence (d) (Possible 11 marks)	1 - 5 marks	6 - 8 marks	9 - 11 marks
Evidence (e) (Possible 11 marks)	an indication of some of the relevant legislation and how it protects people and groups from the misuse of ICT	a description of the most relevant legislation, why it was introduced and how it protects people and groups from the misuse of ICT	a description of all relevant legislation and why it was introduced, and an evaluation of the extent to which it protects people and groups from the misuse of ICT
Evidence (e) (Possible 11 marks)	1 - 5 marks	6 - 8 marks	9 - 11 marks