Computer Applications

Students will

• acquire skills in using a variety of computer application software and hardware to accomplish tasks and communicate ideas;
• appreciate the ethical, legal and security issues relating to the use of computers and ICT in society;
• recognise the impact of ICT on society and people; and
• develop basic computational thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Key pedagogical approach includes

1. students learning through doing where they design and create computational artefacts, generate solutions to tasks/ problems and examine computer programmes
2. students learning through solving authentic problems by using the Stop-Think-Act-Review approach

• Building responsibility in our students using the Responsibility Instructional Approach to develop our students as self-directed and collaborative learners.

Sec 1 – 4 CPA lessons are designed with the Computing Curriculum Framework in mind.

During the Sec 1- 4 programme, students will learn more about the following computer application softwares:

The use of gamification as a pedagogy helps to promote active learning and promote student motivation.