Developing your capability to teach Computing - A Practical Guide to Teaching Computing and ICT in the Secondary School - page 27

TOPIC Evidence of pure subject knowledge, skills

and understanding

Grade
before
course

Evidence of pedagogical subject
knowledge and understanding

Grade
after irst
placement

Grade
at end
of
course

Grade
after
NQT year

Compute r Architectu re and Hardware

Types of computer;
e.g. mainframe,
micro, laptop,
palmtop et al.

Von Neumann
architecture

Input peripherals:
how they work
and their uses; e.g.
mouse, keyboard,
scanner, midi,
digital camera,
touch screen, voice
activation

Output peripherals:
how they work
and their uses; e.g.
VDU, printers,
speakers