INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT

2021-2022
MARK ALLOCATION SHEET

QUESTION TITLE:

Sections Mark Allocation Mark Received

Productivity Tools
- Spreadsheet 20
- Database Management 20
- Word Processing 20
- Web Page Design 10
(Subtotal) (70)
(35)

Problem Solving and Programming 15

Total Marks 50

Name: ____________________________________________
Candidate #: _______________________________________

Microsoft Word (20 marks)

 Key Skills The effectiveness with which the candidate Maximum marks Mark Allocation
has confidently used and/or manipulated: per sub-section
Document Formatting features 4

No more than FOUR features to be tested:

 Any TWO: bold, underline, italics

 Justification (centre, right, full)
 Changes in line spacing
 Superscript and/or subscript  Changes in font or font
size
 Page numbering
Page Layout
 Any change in margins, page orientation, 1
paper sizes or text orientation
 Correct use of header OR footer OR footnotes OR 1
endnotes
Columns 2
 Correct use in entire document or selected text
 Mostly correct in document or selected text

Tables 2
 Correct number of rows and columns
 Correct formatting of table (e.g. border, shading
of cells, colour)
Mail Merge Facility
Selection or creation of required merge fields in:
 Data source 1
 Primary document (link to final consistent with 1
merged document)
1
Insertion of correct merge field in: 2
 Appropriate section
 Correct merge
Fillable Forms
Appropriate use of at least THREE of:
 Option boxes, check boxes, text boxes, date picker, 3
drop-down lists, and command buttons
Layout of form for ease of use
 Layout clear and easy to follow 2
 Some aspects of layout not clear or easy to follow
Total 20

Web Page Design (10 marks)

2
Key Skills The effectiveness with which the candidate has Maximum Mark Allocation
confidently used and/or manipulated: marks per sub-
section
Appropriate design features to create a simple web
page
 Inclusion of graphics and text 1
 Appropriate use of text 1
 Appropriate use of graphics 1

Web page for intended audience

 Layout suitable for intended audience 2
 Mostly suitable for intended audience

Consistent Information on the page specific with

requirements
 Majority of information consistent with requirements 3
 Somewhat consistent with requirements
 A few aspects are consistent with requirements

Tables 2
 Correct number of rows and columns
 Correct formatting of table (e.g. border, shading
of cells, colour)
Hyperlinks
The presence of a link for any TWO of the following: 2
 link to another web page;
 link to a location within the web page;
 link to an email address; and,
 link to user-created files.
Total 10

Key Skills The effectiveness with which the candidate Maximum marks Mark Allocation
has confidently used and/or manipulated: per sub-section
Pre-defined systems functions – 1 mark each for 3
correct use of any THREE functions
 Correct use of function
Arithmetic formulae – 2 marks each for any THREE

3
 formulas 3
 Any THREE different formulas

Replicate formulae into other cells 2

 Use of absolute addressing or range names (two
different examples)

Spreadsheet formatting
 Any TWO: Decimal place, currency, comma,
percentage features 2
 Justified, left, right, centre, font or font size 1
 Advanced use such as merging cells, wrap text 1
Sorting data in the spreadsheet 1
 Data sorted in ascending/descending order as
required
Extracting data
 Simple filter in place 1 1
 Evidence of criteria (for example, B3<20) 1

Pivot Tables
 Use of pivot table to summarise a large group 1
of data
Charting operations
 Ability to select required range of 1
adjacent/nonadjacent cell for use in a chart
 Appropriate chart such as bar/column chart, line 1
graph, pie chart
 Appropriate labelling of chart title/chart axes and/or 1
data labels
Use of two or more sheets
 Linking of cells in different sheets 1
Total 20
Microsoft Excel (20 marks)

Microsoft Access (20 marks)

4
Key Skills The effectiveness with which the candidate Maximum marks Mark Allocation
has confidently used and/or manipulated: per sub-section
Create a database
 Appropriate fieldnames 1
 Appropriate data types 1
 Populating table 1
 Create minimum of two database tables/files 1
 Selecting a suitable primary key 1
Simultaneous use of two or more tables/files
 Joining between pairs of database tables/files 1
 Evidence of relationship (1:1 or 1:M) 1

Create queries
 Simple query (1 criteria) 1
 Complex query: >1 criteria (1) using more than one
table (1) 2
 Correct use of and result from calculated field in 2
query

Sort a database table/file/Report 1

 Evidence of sort
Generate reports
Selection of appropriate fields for report 1
 Statistical and/or summary features (for example, 1
count, sum, average)
 Grouping required fields 1
 Correct specific report title (2) – Generic report title 2
only (1)
Add VBA control to a form
 Addition of at least ONE VBA control 1
 Appropriate use of control 1

Total 20

PROBLEM-SOLVING AND PROGRAMMING (15 marks)

Key Skills The effectiveness with which the candidate Maximum marks Mark Allocation
has confidently used and/or manipulated: per sub-section
Flowchart or pseudocode

5
 Start of Algorithm 1
 Identifying user-friendly variable names 1
 Initialising variables 1

Processing
 Request for data (prompt) 1
 Storing data (reading data) 1
 Appropriate and logical use of structures – Selection – 1
Looping
Trace table
 Variables identified in trace table 1
 Appropriate test data 1
 Changes in values correctly demonstrated 1
Program Execution
 Working program 2
 Some errors (1 mark)

Program language features / working solution

Variable initialisation 1
Control structures:
 Appropriate use of selection statements (if-then, if- 1
then-else, or case statement) 1
 Looping – (while, repeat or for)
Documentation 1
Program documentation (such as author, date created,
statement of problem, and suitable inline comments)
Total 15