Addressing gender issues through immersion in ICT :

Interim Report February 2008

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Author Mr. Alexander Forrest, The Gordon Schools, Huntly, Aberdeenshire

To address gender issues, raise attainment, improve motivation and enhance the learning experience of boys through the full integration of ICT into the daily teaching of mathematics.

Objectives

Learning Areas SQA Standard Grade : General Course

Levels 13 – 14 years old Secondary 3

Raising attainment, motivation, AiFL, HGiOS, ACfEKeywords

Project Overview

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Description The project will focus on one group of S3 boys, who will be taught as a single sex class in an ICT rich environment. Class work will be supplemented by activities using the IWB and through the provision of an internet site for access to teaching notes out of hours.

ActivStudio PE , Autograph, The Geometer’s Sketchpad , MS Excel , MS Word, MS Powerpoint.

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Interim Results Feb 2008

Addressing gender issues through immersion in ICT :

Interim Report February 2008Teacher Planning and Management

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Project Background : A picture of the origin and objectives of the learning project, including the manner in which the project was planned and managed.

Classroom Images: Images of the classroom to give you a better feeling for how the project was implemented.

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Project Background

Addressing gender issues through immersion in ICT :

Interim Report February 2008Teaching Resources

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Course contents – overview of course followed.

Microsoft Office Training Resources

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Course contents Student Questionnaire

Addressing gender issues through immersion in ICT :

Interim Report February 2008Assessment and Standards

Mapping the Standards

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Mapping the Standards: Mapping this project’s learning objectives against curriculum standards.

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Standard Grade Arrangements

Addressing gender issues through immersion in ICT :

Interim Report February 2008School Information

The Gordon Schools provides comprehensive education to approximately 900 pupils aged 11 to 18 years from communities in and around the town of Huntly in the north east of Scotland.