Information and Communications Technology Support
The Information and Communications Technology domain
Introduction to Information and Communications Technology
Learning focus and standards Levels 1 2 3 4 5 6
The P-10 Curriculum and Standards section of this website introduces the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) domain including information about its structure, the dimensions, the stages of learning, pathways to VCE, VCE VET and VCAL. It also includes the learning focus statements and standards applicable to Levels 1 to 6.
Concepts and skills charts
Introduction to Concepts and skills charts
Concepts and skills charts – Information and Communications Technology
The charts are designed to support teacher understanding of the key concepts and skills in the standards and provide guidance for planning appropriate teaching, learning and assessment activities.
Teaching and learning
Approaches to Information and Communications Technology
This advice is designed to support the learning and teaching of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) standards at Levels 1 to 6. The advice offers a range of strategies and resources for developing learning and teaching programs.
Relationships with other domains
This advice identifies how concepts and skills in this domain complement student learning in other domains.
Glossary
Definitions of key terms used in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) domain.
Assessment
Standards and Progression points
This resource supports teachers in making on-balance judgments about student achievement for use on reporting software.
Assessment maps (Annotated student work)
The assessment maps are a tool to help teachers assess student work using the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS). They provide a range of annotated student work samples that can be used by teachers in conjunction with the progression point examples to develop a common understanding of the standards and make consistent, on-balance judgments about student achievement.
Background
Background to the VELS – Information and Communications Technology domain
This provides background information to the domain including the relationship between the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) and the previous curriculum guidelines for Victorian schools, the Curriculum and Standards Framework (CSF) II.
Other Resources
Prep to Year 10 Resources – Information and Communications Technology Domain
Information and Communications Technology domain (www.education.vic.gov.au/studentlearning/teachingresources/ict/default.htm)
This Department of Education web page contains links to mathematics-related learning and teaching support materials and professional learning support, and identifies current research in the area of mathematics education.
Statements of Learning – Information and Communications Technology
MCEETYA Statements of Learning (www.mceetya.edu.au/mceetya/statements_of_learning,22835.html)
The Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) requested that National Statements of Learning be developed in English, Mathematics, Science, Information and communication technologies and Civics and citizenship. All states and territories have agreed to incorporate in their curriculum agreed Statements of Learning at Years 3, 5, 7 and 9 by 2008.
