ELEMENT OF

CONSTRUCT:

Competencies

Level of
Demand

Stimulus type
& Length

No of stages

Ability Level

Type of
response
ICT ITEM SPECIFICATION – Theory Paper

Direction of
response

Scoring Guide

Response time
Uses and
manages
Uses,
installs,
BASIS OF ASSESS
1. Text showing
a scenario 4-5
uninstalls about the skills
the and usage of correct
manages computer =03
computer computer system and its
system system management. 2-3
components skills
while correct
observing =02
ethical
practices One
skill
correct
TOPIC 1
=01
b). Knows the
common ICT
tools and No
their use in respon
various fields se =0

c). Uses
various ICT
tools

TOPIC 2
a. knows the

Multiple correct
physical

Extended
Medium

devices of a 30
computer EV 3
Minutes
system and
how each
operates.
b. assembles
a computer
system.
c. safely starts
and shuts
down a
computer
system.
d. uses
computer
peripheral
tools.

TOPIC 15

c. manages
(Install/Uni
nstall)
various
CONSTRUCT: APPRECIATES AND USES ICT TO SOLVE SOCIETAL
PROBLEMS

ELEMENT OF CONSTRUCT: APPRECIATES AND MANAGES THE

COMPUTER SYSTEM.

The career’s Master of your school is planning a meeting for Parents of S.1
learners to sensitize them and their daughters/sons about choices and new
developments in career today.
The Head teacher of the school has instructed the career’s master to organize for
use of ICT tools in preparation and delivery of the presentations to parents so that
it becomes easy to convince parents to contribute towards buying of more ICT
tools for the school.
Given that the career’s master is not a regular ICT user, advise him on all the
requirements needed for a successful accomplishment of the above task.
 BASIS OF ASSESSMENT

OUT PUT Basis of Expected Responses Scoring Scores

Assessment Points

Written advise COMPUTER Mentioning and explaining 4-5

to the career’s HARDWARE at least five hardware concepts=03
master about AND THEIR devices such as;
the USES 1. Microphone. 2-3
requirements 2. Speakers concepts
needed when 3. Printer for =02
making a hardcopies.
presentation. 4. Keyboard 1 concept
5. Mouse 05 =01
6. Projector
7. Ups No response
=0
CONSTRUCT: APPRECIATES AND USES ICT TO SOLVE SOCIETAL
PROBLEMS

ELEMENT OF CONSTRUCT: USES ICTS SAFELY AND PROPERLY

MANAGES E-WASTE.

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