IMM 1010 - Technology Foundations

Reading for Information

Level 1:  The student will learn to:

1. Recognize sounds and words
2. Visual Comprehension
3. Sequencing Skills
4. Alphabetical Ordering
5. Spelling
6. Vocabulary

Level 2: The student will learn to:

1. Identify sentence parts to include subject and predicate, nouns, pronouns and verbs.
2. Identify different types of words and the different forms a word can take, such as plural nouns, pronouns, suffixes and prefixes.
3. Follow directions and instructions by putting information into steps or in an order.
4. Recognize common information such as abbreviations and how to identify and fill out applications and forms.
5. Understand what is being read by using techniques such as skimming, finding the main idea and understanding meaning.

Level 3: The student will learn to:

1. Identify the main idea and simple details.
2. Identify the meanings of words that are defined within the passage.
3. Recognize the meanings of words that are not defined in the passage.
4. Determine the proper placement of a step in a sequence of events or the proper time to perform each step of a task.
5. Apply instructions outlined in the passage to situations that are described in the passage.

Level 4: The student will learn to:

1. Identify important details that are less obvious than those at Level 3.
2. Apply complicated instructions, some of which involve several steps, to situations described in the reading materials.
3. Recognize cause and effect relationships.
4. Determine the meanings of words that are not defined in the reading materials.

Level 5: The student will learn to:

1. Understand the paraphrased definition of jargon or technical terms defined in the passage.
2. Use jargon or technical terms appropriately in describing situations stated in the passages.
3. Understand the definitions of acronyms that are defined in the passage.
4. Identify the appropriate definition of words with multiple meanings based on the context of the passage.
5. Apply information given in a passage to situations that are not directly described in that passage.
6. Apply more complicated instructions involving conditionals (if X happens, then it will lead to Y) or procedures with a number of steps, to described situations.

Applied Math

Level 1:  The student will learn the basic rules for the following: Counting, Numbers, Addition,                      Subtraction, Multiplication, Division

Level 2:  The student will learn the basic rules for calculating problems pertaining to the                              following: Word Problems, Money, Time, Measurement, Fractions, Percentages,                 and Decimals, Calculator

Level 3:  The student should be able to:

1. Add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers.
2. Add and subtract using positive and negative numbers.
3. Change a number from one form to another, using whole numbers, fractions, decimals or percentages.

Level 4:  The student should be able to:

1. Reorder information and eliminate extraneous information in order to solve problems
2. Calculate one-step conversions
3. One or two mathematical operations; addition, subtraction, multiplication or division one positive or negative numbers.
4. Calculate averages, simple ratios, proportions and rates using whole numbers and decimals.
5. Add simple fractions, decimals or percentages.
6. Read simple graphs and diagrams.

Level 5:  The student should be able to:

1. Separate the important facts from extraneous information
2. Look up formulas and use them appropriately to perform one-step conversions
3. Calculate using mixed units
4. Calculate perimeter and areas of basic shapes
5. Calculate percentage discounts or markups
6. Complete a balance sheet or order form
7. Calculate the “best deal” using one- or two-step calculations to compare costs.

Locating Information:

Level 1:  The student will learn to recognize the following when working with graphs:

1. Basic graph words
2. Basic graph symbols
3. Putting things in order
4. Basic graphs
5. Following directions
6. Reading graphs         

Level 2:  Continuing with the review/study of graphs, the student will learn:

1. Order of graphs
2. Types of graphs
3. Tools used in graphs
4. Creating graphs
5. Using different graphs
6. Purpose of graphs

Level 3:  The student will be using one simple graphic or chart. It may be one of these: Pie Charts, Line Graphs, Bar Graphs, Maps, Tables, Forms, Flow Charts. The Student should be able to:

1. Find one or two pieces of information in the document.
2. Insert one or two pieces of information into the document.

Level 4:  Documents may contain more details than in Level 3. The student may need to pay more attention to smaller variations. The student should be able to:

1. Find several pieces of information in a document.
2. Summarize and/or compare trends in a document.
3. Use more than one document to complete a simple task.

Level 5: Documents will become more complicated. Documents will contain more details, and may be longer than at earlier levels. The format of the graphics may be unfamiliar and confusing. The language and symbols can be technical. The technical terms may be unfamiliar to the student. This will test the student’s ability to infer meanings and relationships among unfamiliar data. There may also be more detailed numerical information, including fractions and decimals. The student should be able to:

1. Summarize trends and main points in a document often containing many details.
2. Compare trends and main points. The student will need to focus on pertinent information and ignore distracting details.
3. Use multiple documents to complete a task. This may involve using information from one graphic to answer a question on another graphic.