GCSE Digital Technology
Mae disgrifiad y cymhwyster yn Saesneg yn unig, gan ei fod wedi ei gymryd o fanyleb Saesneg CBAC.
This GCSE asks learners to read unseen client briefs, judge online sources, write extended exam answers, and write proposals, justifications, evaluations and marketing copy for a set audience. Its numeracy centres on Unit 2, where 40% of the qualification rests on cleansing a quantitative data set in a spreadsheet, using formulas and statistics to find audience needs and reporting with charts, plus binary, storage unit and compression ratio work in Unit 1. The biggest thing Key Stage 3 should build is confident spreadsheet data handling, with pupils explaining in writing what their numbers show about an audience.
- Corff dyfarnu
- CBAC
- Lefel
- Level 1 and Level 2
- Addysgu gyntaf
- Medi 2026
- Faint o waith llythrennedd
- Canolig
- Faint o waith rhifedd
- Uchel
- Manyleb
- Agor y fanyleb
Sut mae'r cymhwyster hwn yn cael ei asesu
- Unit 1: The Digital World: Digital examination 1 hour 30 minutes, 80 marks, 40%
- Unit 2: Digital Practices: Non-examination assessment 20 hours, 80 marks, 40%, set by WJEC, marked by the centre, moderated by WJEC
- Unit 3: Communicating in the Digital World: Non-examination assessment 10 hours, 60 marks, 20%, set by WJEC, marked by the centre, moderated by WJEC
Sgiliau sy'n defnyddio Cynrychioli data
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Cleansing and organising a data set
Learners review a quantitative data set from the WJEC client brief, correct errors, insert missing values, remove duplicates and outliers, apply validation rules, then sort, filter, categorise and build pivot tables so the data can be analysed.
Rhifedd: Cynrychioli data, Dehongli data, Cymhwysedd strategol
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils type the results of a class survey on favourite apps into a spreadsheet, then sort and filter it to answer three set questions.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils are given a messy survey file with duplicates, blank cells and an impossible age of 140, find and fix each error, and list what they changed.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils add a drop-down list and a data validation rule to a club sign-up sheet, then build a pivot table counting sign-ups by year group.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Section 2.1.1, pages 23 to 24, and Appendix A, pages 41 to 42
“review quantitative data and use suitable spreadsheet skills, formulas and functions to cleanse and organise data for data analytics to take place”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu cynrychioli data gan ddefnyddio:
- rhestrau, siartiau cyfrif, tablau, diagramau a thablau amlder
- siartiau bar, siartiau data wedi'u grwpio, graffiau llinell a graffiau trawsnewid
- pictogramau lle mae un symbol yn cynrychioli mwy nag un uned gan ddefnyddio allwedd
- diagramau Venn a Carroll.
Rwy'n gallu dod i gasgliadau o ddata ac rwy'n cydnabod y gall rhai casgliadau fod yn gamarweiniol neu'n ansicr.
Rwy'n gallu blaenoriaethu a threfnu'r camau perthnasol sydd eu hangen i gwblhau'r dasg neu ddod o hyd i ddatrysiad.
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu archwilio tueddiadau a gwerthoedd eithaf (allanolynnau) ar gyfer setiau data.
Rwy'n gallu creu tablau amlder ar gyfer setiau o ddata mewn cyfyngau dosbarth hafal, gan ddewis grwpiau fel y bo'n briodol.
Rwy'n gallu blaenoriaethu a threfnu'r camau perthnasol sydd eu hangen i gwblhau'r dasg neu ddod o hyd i ddatrysiad.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu dehongli gwybodaeth fathemategol; gan ddod i gasgliadau o graffiau, diagramau a data, gan gynnwys trafod cyfyngiadau data.
Rwy'n gallu blaenoriaethu a threfnu'r camau perthnasol sydd eu hangen i gwblhau'r dasg neu ddod o hyd i ddatrysiad.
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Presenting results in charts and graphs
Learners must report their analysis in a suitable format with suitable graphs or charts, including charts made from pivot table data, and choose the chart type that fits the data.
Rhifedd: Cynrychioli data, Dehongli data
Paratoi disgyblion
- Blwyddyn 7
- Pupils turn their app survey into a bar chart in a spreadsheet, adding a title, axis labels and a sensible scale.
- Blwyddyn 8
- Pupils make a pie chart and a bar chart from the same data, then explain which one shows the result more clearly and why.
- Blwyddyn 9
- Pupils are shown a misleading social media chart with a cut-off axis, rebuild it correctly in a spreadsheet, and explain the difference.
Dangos geiriad y fanyleb a datganiadau'r Fframwaith Llythrennedd a Rhifedd
Ble mae yn y fanyleb: Unit 2, Section 2.1.2, page 24, and Appendix A, page 42
“report results in a suitable format, including suitable graphs or charts”
Cam cynnydd 3
Rwy'n gallu dewis a llunio siartiau, diagramau a graffiau priodol sydd â graddfeydd addas.
Rwy'n gallu echdynnu a dehongli gwybodaeth o amrywiaeth gynyddol o ddiagramau, amserlenni a graffiau (gan gynnwys siartiau cylch).
Cam cynnydd 4
Rwy'n gallu dewis a llunio siartiau, diagramau a graffiau priodol sydd â graddfeydd addas.
Rwy'n gallu llunio a dehongli graffiau a diagramau (gan gynnwys siartiau cylch) i gynrychioli data arwahanol neu barhaus, gan ddewis graddfa briodol.
Rwy'n gallu dehongli graffiau sy'n disgrifio sefyllfaoedd go iawn, gan gynnwys y rhai a ddefnyddir yn y cyfryngau, a chan gydnabod y gall rhai graffiau fod yn gamarweiniol.
Cam cynnydd 5
Rwy'n gallu dewis a llunio siartiau, diagramau a graffiau priodol sydd â graddfeydd addas.
Rwy'n gallu dehongli graffiau sy'n disgrifio sefyllfaoedd go iawn, gan gynnwys y rhai a ddefnyddir yn y cyfryngau, a chan gydnabod y gall rhai graffiau fod yn gamarweiniol.
Da gwybod
- Unit 1 is an on-screen examination, so extended answers are typed: "Assessment type: Digital-only examination" (page 10).
- No marks for spelling, punctuation and grammar or accuracy of language are stated anywhere in the specification; detail is deferred to the Assessment Pack: "The Assessment Pack will include all detailed information relating to assessment." (page 35).
- The specification does not say whether a calculator may be used in the Unit 1 examination; compression ratio calculations (page 11) mean centres should check the Assessment Pack.
- Unit 2 NEA is 20 hours and Unit 3 NEA is 10 hours, on a client brief set by WJEC each year: "The client brief will change annually, the tasks and mark scheme will remain the same." (page 36).
- Research is done with internet access outside the timed NEA: "This research time does not form part of their non-examination assessment time" (page 36).
- Audience-focused planning and evaluation carry most weight: AO3 (identify audience needs and plan) is 20% and AO4 (develop, test and evaluate) is 35% of the qualification (page 35).
Cysylltiadau â chymwysterau eraill
Appendix C marks Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing in all three units, and the data analysis in Unit 2 draws directly on Mathematics statistics work, so shared vocabulary for averages, range and outliers with the Mathematics department will help pupils.
Ffynhonnell: WJEC GCSE Digital Technology Specification, teaching from 2026, for award from 2028, Version 2, February 2026.