Updated January 2012

Indicators of Progression for Technology

The matrices on these pages provide Indicators of Progression and teacher guidance for the levels 1-8 Achievement Objectives (AOs) for the three curriculum strands for Technology, and for the Learning Objectives (LOs) developed in 2010/11 for the six specialist knowledge and skills strands for curriculum levels 6-8.

Indicators for the Achievement Objectives of the three curriculum strands
A matrix is provided for each of the eight levels of the three curriculum strands (Technological Practice, Nature of Technology and Technological Knowledge), 24 matrices in all. Each matrix provides Indicators of Progression and teacher guidance for each of the three components of practice (Brief Development, Planning for Practice, and Outcome Development and Evaluation). More>>

Indicators for the Learning Objectives of the specialist knowledge and skills strands
A matrix is provided for each component of each of the six specialist knowledge and skills strands (Design in technology, Manufacturing, Construction and Mechanical Technologies, Design and Visual Communication, Digital Technologies, and Processing Technologies) for curriculum levels 6-8, 29 matrices in all. As well as teacher guidance and indicators progression for the Learning Objectives of each component, there are links to the achievement standard(s) that align to these Learning Objectives. More>> 

All matrices on these pages are available as PDF downloads.

Achievement Objectives of the three curriculum strands
Indicators of Progression – Acheivement Objectives (A4, by strand) (376kb, PDF)
Indicators of Progression – Acheivement Objectives (A3, by strand) (340kb, PDF)
Indicators of Progression – Acheivement Objectives (A3, by level) (319kb, PDF)

Learning Objectives of the specialist Knowledge and Skills strands
Indicators of Progression – Learning Objectives (502kb, PDF)