ICAS digital technologies

Subject Guide

Participants

• From Primary 3 to Form 1 students (Year 4 to Year 8 students)

Key Learning Areas

• Programming & Scripting

• Digital Systems

• Word Processing

• Graphics & Multimedia

• Internet & Email

• Spreadsheets & Databases

Skills Assessed

• Digital literacy

• Computational thinking

• Digital citizenship

• Digital creativity

• Digital productivity

• Digital innovation

2027 ICAS Digital Technologies Framework

View ICAS Digital Technologies assessment framework

View or download ICAS-Framework-Digital-Technologies

Question Types

• A variety of online interactions are used including multiple choice, free response, drag and drop, gap match, hot spot, and multiple choices question types.

Highlight

• Identifying digital system components
• Using and formatting documents
• Creating multimedia presentations
• Understanding internet and email functionalities
• Managing data in spreadsheets and databases
• Applying programming principles through coding and algorithms

• Advanced Concepts:

– cloud computing and data representation
– ethical use of data and information technology
– online collaboration and cyber safety