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Section 2 Framework for ICT The attainment outcome, strands and targets Attainment outcome Effective understanding and use of ICT involves the development of knowledge, skills and attitudes. Knowledge develops alongside skills. Attitudes can be meaningful only in relation to skills, knowledge and contexts that have previously been developed. Programmes of work and pupil activities develop all three elements together. For these reasons, the single attainment outcome for ICT 5-14 relating directly to the overall stated aim is developing ICT capability. Strands Just as the attainment outcome of ICT 5-14 relates directly to the overall stated aim, the strands emerge directly from the specific objectives. The strands of ICT 5-14 are: using the technology, which is concerned with the building of knowledge and understanding of the          technology and the development of skills and confidence in using the technology effectively and          responsibly creating and presenting, which involves the development of the ICT knowledge and skills that pupils          will need to create and effectively present their own ideas and other material collecting and analysing, which deals with the use of ICT tools to collect and analyse structured          information, such as databases and spreadsheets, and to solve problems searching and researching, which addresses the development of skills and concepts in using ICT to          search for information and to research topics. It involves the effective use of resources such as          CD-ROMs and the internet communicating and collaborating, which is concerned with the use of ICT to communicate and          collaborate with other individuals and groups. It involves the appropriate use of tools and techniques,          such as e-mail and conferencing, as well as comparisons with traditional communication methods controlling and modelling, which involves the development of knowledge and skills in using computers          to instruct and control devices as well as to take measurements of, and model, the environment developing informed attitudes in relation to ICT in society. In this strand pupils progressively develop          informed attitudes about the applications and implications of ICT in society. Attainment targets A-F In the wider 5-14 programme there are specific attainment targets within each strand. These provide clear statements of what pupils should know and be able to do at each of the levels A to F. These six levels are common to the 5-14 programme and are based on the following descriptions. Level A: should be attainable in the course of P1-P3 by almost all pupils. Level B: should be attainable by some pupils in P3 or even earlier, but certainly by most in P4. Level C: should be attainable in the course of P4-P6 by most pupils. Level D: should be attainable by some pupils in P5-P6 or even earlier, but certainly by most in P7. Level E: should be attainable by some pupils in P7-S1, but certainly by most in S2. Level F: should be attainable in part by some pupils, and completed by a few pupils, in the course of P7-S2. The strands and the associated attainment targets for ICT are further developed in Section 5: Attainment Outcome, Strands and Targets. It is important to recognise that this framework is a way of describing the curriculum and of identifying the desired outcomes of learning in ICT; it does not prescribe a particular approach to teaching. [RETURN TO 5-14 ONLINE] [BACK] [INDEX] [NEXT] © The 5-14 Curriculum (Scotland) Guidelines were produced by the Scottish Executive and Learning and Teaching Scotland and are reproduced with permission from the Queen's Printer for Scotland.