OCR Nationals Unit 1 KS3 Level Map AO1

Assessment Objective AO1 - File Management Level 3

Pupils are able to set up 2 directory folders

Level Descriptor Level 4

Pupils set up at least 2 directory folders

Level 5
Pupils are able to set up a least 2 main folders, each containing at least 2 subfolders

Level 6
Pupils are able to set up a least 2 main folders, each containing at least 2 subfolders using

directory structure with at directory structure with at

appropriate names Pupils are able to save a files Pupils are able to save some Pupils are able to save most Pupils save all files to the in an appropriate place, using files in an appropriate appropriate file name names Are able to password protect Are able to password files but may not evidence this in their work protect files and provide some evidence of this files to the appropriate appropriate file names Are able to password protect files and provide evidence of this in their work and know why this is Pupils are able to locate and open files saved in a folder important Pupils are able to locate and Pupils are able to locate open files saved in a subfolder of locations Pupils are able to delete, copy and move their Are able to password protect files and provide evidence of this in their work and know why this is important Pupils are able to locate of locations, using a search Pupils are able to rename, delete, copy and move their folders and files, and appropriate folder using appropriate file names place, using appropriate file folders and with the

and open files from a range and open files from a range

Demonstrate good working practices with files, directories/folders and subdirectories/sub-folders

Pupils will backup their files to a removable medium Pupils will copy their files

folders and files, and

evidence this in their work evidence this in their work Pupils will copy their files Pupils will copy their files

to a removable medium and to a removable medium and to a removable medium and know why this is important know why this is important. know why this is important. They will be able to restore They will be able to these files. restore these files. Pupils are able to create a shortcut to one of their folders and a file on the desktop. Pupils are also able to edit and delete these shortcuts

Pupils are able to create a shortcut to one of their folders on the desktop

Pupils are able to create a shortcut to one program, one of their folders and a file on the desktop

Pupils are able to create a shortcut to one of their folders and a file on the desktop

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Assessment Objective AO1 - File Management Level 3

many spelling errors and no header/footer

OCR Nationals Unit 1 KS3 Level Map AO1

Level Descriptor Level 5

Presented well with few spelling errors, spell work edited,

Level 4
spelling errors, header/footer is present

Level 6
Presented well with no errors, spell checker used read, header/footer present Annotation has detail and there is excellent justifications of the decisions made. Screenshots fit the page and work is very well presented

May be poorly presented with May be untidy with some

checker has been used and and work edited and proof header/footer present Annotation has detail and justifies the decisions made. Screenshots fit the page and presentation is good

Annotation will be brief, stating what they have done

Annotation will be brief, stating what they have done and some attempt to justify their decision will have been made

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OCR Nationals Unit 1 KS3 Level Map AO1

Level 7

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OCR Nationals Unit 1 KS3 Level Map AO1

Level 7

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Level Descriptor Assessment Objective AO2 - Searching the Internet

Pupils perform a basic search, not using efficient criteria Pupils perform a simple search, using efficient criteria

Level 3

Level 4

Pupils provide their sources Pupils provide their sources (web addresses) No mention of validity or trustworthiness of site (web addresses) Validity, trustworthiness & date table has been completed with brief comments Pupils have saved a website to their favourites

Using appropriate software, select and use tools and facilities to download files/information

May be poorly presented with many spelling errors and no header/footer

May be untidy with some spelling errors, header/footer is present

Annotation will be brief, stating what they have done

Annotation will be brief, stating what they have done and some attempt to justify their decision will have been made

AO2 - E-mail

Pupils have sent, received, replied and forwarded email with an attachment.

Pupils have sent, received, replied and forwarded email with an attachment. They have opened an attachment sent to them

Pupils have made a brief and basic comment about the risk of opening e mail attachments

Pupils have made a comment about the risk of opening e mail attachments that shows some understanding

Using appropriate software send and receive e-mail messages

May be poorly presented with many spelling errors and no header/footer

May be untidy with some spelling errors, header/footer is present

Annotation will be brief, stating what they have done

Annotation will be brief, stating what they have done and some attempt to justify their decision will have been made

Level Descriptor Level 5 Level 6 Level 7

Pupils complete an advanced Pupils complete two search, website is appropriate for Downloadable Tunes searches (1 advanced), websites are appropriate for Downloadable Tunes

Pupils provide their sources Pupils provide their sources (web addresses) (web addresses) Validity, trustworthiness & Validity, trustworthiness & date table has been completed and comments show understanding Pupils have used bookmarks/favourites date table has been completed and comments are detailed showing strong understanding Pupils have used bookmarks/favourites and organise these into folders Pupils understand what copyright means and have downloaded two images from the legal download site, and stored these images in My Pictures Presented well with few spelling errors, spell Pupils understand what copyright means and have downloaded two images from the legal download site, and stored these images in My Pictures and also shown the terms and conditions well with no Presented of the site errors, spell checker used

checker has been used and and work edited and proof work edited, header/footer read, header/footer present Annotation has detail and justifies the decisions made. Screenshots fit the page and presentation is good present Annotation has detail and there is excellent justifications of the decisions made. Screenshots fit the page and work is very well presented

Pupils have sent, received, replied and forwarded email with an attachment. They have opened an attachment sent to them and saved the file to an

Pupils have sent, received, replied and forwarded email with an attachment. They have opened an attachment sent to them and saved the file to an

appropriate folder appropriate folder Pupils have made a comment Pupils have made a comment about the risk of opening e about the risk of opening e mail attachments that shows good understanding mail attachments that shows good understanding and also commented on what can be done to reduce risks Pupils flag messages with a Pupils flag messages with a high or low importance high or low importance. Pupils store, retrieve and use saved e mail addresses from the address book and use the features of Outlook effectively, inc creating a signature Presented well with no errors, spell checker used and work edited and proof read, header/footer Presented well with few spelling errors, spell present Presented well with no errors, spell checker used

checker has been used and and work edited and proof work edited, header/footer read, header/footer present Annotation has detail and justifies the decisions made. Screenshots fit the page and presentation is good present Annotation has detail and there is excellent justifications of the decisions made. Screenshots fit the page and work is very well presented

Assessment Objective AO3 - Presentation Level 3 Pupils complete a presentation with 3 slides that include text Level 4 Pupils complete a presentation with 3 slides that include text

Level Descripto

and images and images There is no evidence of a house There is some evidence of a style house style (such as a logo and/or consistent colour)

Produce a business presentation using PowerPoint

Presentation printed in slide format Presentation printed in slide format

Spellchecker has been used but Spellchecker has been used but there are still quite a few errors some errors remain

Annotation will be brief, stating what they have done

Annotation will be brief, stating what they have done and some attempt to justify their decision will have been made

Level Descriptor Level 5 Pupils complete a presentation with 4 slides that include text and images There is a consistent house style Level 6 Pupils complete a presentation with 5 slides that include text and images There is a consistent and appropriate house style that Level 7

appears professional Pupils attempt to use the tools Pupils use the tools within within PowerPoint, such as slide PowerPoint effectively, such as transitions slide transitions and custom animations. The presentation is fit for purpose and speaker notes have been added. Presentation printed in handout Presentation printed in handout form Spell and grammer check has been performed and the documents will have been edited to remove most errors Annotation has detail and justifies the decisions made. Screenshots fit the page and presentation is good form, showing note pages Spell and grammar check has been performed and the documents will have been edited and proof read to remove all errors Annotation has detail and there is excellent justifications of the decisions made. Screenshots fit the page and work is very well presented

OCR Nationals Unit 1 KS3 Level Map AO4 - Business Documents

Assessment Objective AO4 - Business Documents Level 3

Pupils create 3 basic business documents from the list (newsletter of 2 + pages)

Level Descriptor Level 4

documents from the list (newsletter of 3 + pages)

Level 5
a 4-page newsletter, a flyer and a memo

Level 6
a 4+ page newsletter, a mailmerged letter, a flyer and a memo, inc page numbers & date

Pupils create 3 simple business Pupils create a business letter, Pupils create a business letter,

The newsletter should include an image from clipart and an image from the internet

The newsletter should include images from clipart, the internet, a scanner and/or a graph from a spreadsheet (at least 3 sources)

The newsletter should include graphics from a range of sources (e.g. graphs, images and tables) and these must be re-sized or cropped and positioned appropriately

The newsletter should include graphics from a range of sources (e.g. graphs, images and tables) and these must be re-sized or cropped and positioned appropriately. Page numbers and a date must also be inserted.will include: font Formatting type & size, paragraph justification, indentation and

Formatting will include

Formatting will include: font

Formatting will include: font type & size, paragraph

Select and use tools and facilities in word processing or desk top publishing software to produce a flyer, a newsletter, a business letter and a memo

changing the font type and size type, size, paragraph points Spellchecker has been used but there are still quite a few errors Spellchecker has been used but some errors remain

justification and possibly bullet justification, indentation and

bullet points where appropriate bullet points where appropriate Spell and grammer check has been performed and the documents will have been edited to remove most errors Spell and grammar check has been performed and the documents will have been edited and proof read to remove all errors Pupils do not use a template and demonstrate use of a large range of the software tools (e.g. in PagePlus) Pupils create a good business house style across all documents. Documents are professional. Annotation has detail and there is excellent justifications of the decisions made. Screenshots fit the page and work is very well presented

Pupils use a template to create Pupils may use a template their documents

Pupils may use a template but there is evidence that they have used the software tools effectively Pupils create a business logo style in most documents

Pupils create a basic logo but there is no evidence of a house style

Pupils create a simple logo

and there is a consistent house logo and there is a consistent

Annotation will be brief, stating what they have done

Annotation will be brief, stating what they have done and some attempt to justify their decision will have been made

Annotation has detail and justifies the decisions made. Screenshots fit the page and presentation is good

OCR Nationals Unit 1 KS3 Level Map AO4 - Business Documents

Level 7

Assessment Objective AO5 - Spreadsheet Level 3 Pupils create a basic spreadsheet with some not be efficient but work Level 4 Candidates create a simple spreadsheet with function be efficient but work

Level Descriptor

basic formula. Formula may and formula that may not

Row and column heading are present

Row and column headings are present and appropriate making the spreadsheet easy to

Create and use a simple spreadsheet

There is no evidence of formatting

understand There is some evidence of formatting such as column width and row height, cell colour and font

May be poorly presented with many spelling errors and no header/footer

May be untidy with some spelling errors, header/footer is present

Annotation will be brief, stating what they have done

Annotation will be brief, stating what they have done and some attempt to justify their decision will have been made

Level Descriptor Level 7- Only available Level 5 Pupils create a good accurate figures and formula and functions present that are both efficient and work Level 6 Pupils create an excellent accurate figures and formula and functions present that are both efficient and work with extension work: Pupils must identify the able to identify the limitations of the spreadsheet provided, they are fully able to design a spreadsheet model to solve the problem, including complex formula and functions that are both efficient and There is a title, row and column heading present and the spreadsheet is easy to understand There is appropriate use of a range of formatting such as column width and row height and font There is a title, row and column heading present and the spreadsheet is easy to understand The spreadsheet is formatted effectively including cell formatting (date, currency. number) Presented well with few spelling errors, spell work edited, header/footer present Annotation has detail and justifies the decisions page and presentation is good Presented well with no work is a title, row and There column heading present and the spreadsheet is easy to understand The spreadsheet is formatted effectively including cell formatting (date, currency, number and conditional formatting) Presented well with no errors, spell checker used errors, spell checker used read, header/footer present Annotation has detail and there is excellent decisions made. Screenshots fit the page and work is very well presented read, header/footer present Annotation has detail and there is excellent justifications of the decisions made. Screenshots fit the page and work is very well presented

business spreadsheet with business spreadsheet with problem themselves: are

using a variety of methods using a variety of methods

checker has been used and and work edited and proof and work edited and proof

made. Screenshots fit the justifications of the

Assessment Objective AO6 - Database Select and use tools and facilities in database software to enter, sort for business purposes using a realistic business database that has been provided Pupils are able to enter, edit and delete information in the database Level 3 Pupils know what a how a database would be Level 4 Pupils are able to compare database with a paperbased system (this does

Level Descriptor

database is and can explain the use of a computerized

and search for information used outside of school

(this does not need to be evidenced)

not need to be evidenced)

Pupils create and use one simple query - using just one criteria

May be poorly presented with many spelling errors and no header/footer

May be untidy with some spelling errors, header/footer is present

Annotation will be brief, stating what they have done

Annotation will be brief, stating what they have done and some attempt to justify their decision will have been made

Level Descriptor Level 7 Only available Level 5 Level 6 with extension work: Pupils are able to compare Pupils are able to compare Pupils are able to identify the use of a computerized the use of a computerized the advantages and database with a paperbased system (this does database with a paperbased system (this does limitations of the database. They are also suggest ways of improving the database and implement their solutions and justify their choices. Pupils are able to enter, edit and delete information in the database Pupils are able to enter, edit and delete information in the database and will use the data to meet a range of business needs Pupils are able to enter, edit, delete and sort information in the database. Pupils are also able to create new tables that are appropriate to the database and link the tables together. All information will be used to meet a range of business Pupils create and use at least one simple query sorting on at least one field Pupils create and use two queries and include two one field needs create and use more Pupils than two queries, using a where appropriate; searching the related tables. They are able to translate enquiries to suit the system and design queries to answer these enquiries. Pupils will create and use a Pupils create and use two report to print out data for a specific reason reports to print out data for a specified purpose and print out in two different formats Pupils create and use more than two reports from the related tables to print out data for a specified purpose and print out data in a avrierty of formats.

not need to be evidenced) not need to be evidenced) able to independently

criteria, sorting on at least range of criteria, sorting

Pupils are able to design a form for the collection of data for inputting into the database for processing, taking into account ease of use & suitability Presented well with few spelling errors, spell work edited, header/footer present Annotation has detail and justifies the decisions page and presentation is good Presented well with no Presented well with no errors, spell checker used errors, spell checker used read, header/footer present Annotation has detail and there is excellent decisions made. Screenshots fit the page and work is very well presented read, header/footer present Annotation has detail and there is excellent justifications of the decisions made. Screenshots fit the page and work is very well presented

checker has been used and and work edited and proof and work edited and proof

made. Screenshots fit the justifications of the