Year 3 Technologies ASTECTDIY34

This Achievement Standard describes what students are expected to know and do in Year 3 Technologies by the end of the year. Teachers can use it to guide assessment design, collect evidence of learning, and ensure planning stays aligned with the Australian Curriculum v9.

By the end of Year 4 students create simple digital solutions and use provided design criteria to check if solutions meet user needs. Students process and represent data for different purposes. They follow and describe simple algorithms involving branching and iteration and implement them as visual programs. Students securely access and use digital systems and their peripherals for a range of purposes, including transmitting data. They use the core features of common digital tools to plan, create, locate and share content, and to collaborate, following agreed behaviours. Students identify their personal data stored online and recognise the risks.

Content Descriptors by Strand

This standard is supported by 12 Content Descriptors:

Knowledge and understanding

Digital systems

AC9TDI4K01 explore and describe a range of digital systems and their peripherals for a variety of purposes AC9TDI4K02 explore transmitting different types of data between digital systems

Data representation

AC9TDI4K03 recognise different types of data and explore how the same data can be represented differently depending on the purpose

Processes and production skills

Investigating and defining

AC9TDI4P01 define problems with given design criteria and by co-creating user stories

Generating and designing

AC9TDI4P02 follow and describe algorithms involving sequencing, comparison operators (branching) and iteration AC9TDI4P03 generate, communicate and compare designs

Producing and implementing

AC9TDI4P04 implement simple algorithms as visual programs involving control structures and input

Evaluating

AC9TDI4P05 discuss how existing and student solutions satisfy the design criteria and user stories

Collaborating and managing

AC9TDI4P06 use the core features of common digital tools to create, locate and communicate content, following agreed conventions AC9TDI4P07 use the core features of common digital tools to share content, plan tasks, and collaborate, following agreed behaviours, supported by trusted adults

Privacy and security

AC9TDI4P08 access their school account using a memorised password and explain why it should be easy to remember, but hard for others to guess AC9TDI4P09 identify what personal data is stored and shared in their online accounts and discuss any associated risks

At a Glance

Strand	Substrand	CDs	Elaborations
Knowledge and understanding	Digital systems	2	5
Knowledge and understanding	Data representation	1	4
Processes and production skills	Investigating and defining	1	5
Processes and production skills	Generating and designing	2	8
Processes and production skills	Producing and implementing	1	6
Processes and production skills	Evaluating	1	4
Processes and production skills	Collaborating and managing	2	9
Processes and production skills	Privacy and security	2	5
Total		12	46

Frequently Asked Questions

What should students know by the end of Year 3 Digital Technologies?

By the end of Year 4 students create simple digital solutions and use provided design criteria to check if solutions meet user needs. Students process and represent data for different purposes. They follow and describe simple algorithms involving branching and iteration and implement them as visual programs. Students securely access and use digital systems and their peripherals for a range of purposes, including transmitting data. They use the core features of common digital tools to plan, create, locate and share content, and to collaborate, following agreed behaviours. Students identify their personal data stored online and recognise the risks.

How many Content Descriptors support this standard?

12 Content Descriptors support this Achievement Standard (Knowledge and understanding: 2, Knowledge and understanding: 1, Processes and production skills: 1, Processes and production skills: 2, Processes and production skills: 1, Processes and production skills: 1, Processes and production skills: 2, Processes and production skills: 2).

How does this compare to Year 1?

The Year 1 Digital Technologies standard (ASTECTDIY12) covers the preceding year level. Standards build progressively, with Year 3 expectations extending what was introduced in Year 1.

Is this from the latest Australian Curriculum?

Yes, this Achievement Standard is from the Australian Curriculum version 9.0 (AC v9), the most current version published by ACARA.