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Section 3

Teaching, Learning and Assessing Technology

In the classroom

In this section there are three examples of classroom practice: two from primary and one from secondary. Each example shows how the matters dealt with in the earlier sections on curriculum principles and planning lead to teaching, learning and assessing. Each example is presented in a way that shows the direct relationship between teacher plans and the expected pupil performance. Placing plans and targets together in this way indicates the level of support, and the type of guidance and encouragement given by the teacher to pupils so that they have opportunity to progress to a particular level of attainment.

The examples are also set out in this way so as to illustrate points relating to:

  • teaching and learning including assessment and homework
  • classroom organisation and resource provision.

    The examples do not attempt to describe all that would happen during a task. Each focuses on particular aspects of the whole task that are relevant to the above issues.

    On the next two pages, as an introduction, some general implications for learning and teaching are linked to the strands of technological capability. Some readers may prefer to omit this on first reading and go straight to the examples that follow. As with previous sections these are followed by a commentary addressing the above points. Reference is occasionally made to examples that can be found in previous sections of this guide.

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