During key stage 3, pupils develop a better understanding of how ICT can help their work in other subjects and learn to judge when and how to use ICT, and where it has limitations. They also begin to consider the reliability and quality of information, and learn how to manage and organise it. They become more efficient, focused and meticulous in their use of ICT, and carry out a range of increasingly complex tasks.
Children are taught to:
- use new technology and information sources independently
- search for information
- access the right kind of information for their work
- check the accuracy of information
- use new technology to record and test data in different ways
- present information in a way that meets the needs of their audience
- think critically about their use of ICT, judging when it has only a limited use
At the end of Key Stage 3 (age 14), most children are able to:
- use information from a range of sources to improve their work
- use ICT to present ideas in different ways to suit different audiences
- improve and develop their work and ideas
- use models to make predictions, and test these predictions to check their accuracy
- make up sequences of computerised instructions to carry out different tasks
- discuss the impact of ICT on themselves and society
