Assessments That Don’t Suck: Creative PAT Ideas That Still Meet the IEB Standards

Let’s be honest—by the time we reach Term 2 and learners hear “PAT,” half the class has already mentally checked out. For many learners, the Practical Assessment Task (PAT) feels like a never-ending mountain of Word reports, Excel sheets, and Access databases that somehow manage to drain the joy out

Excel for CAT: CONVERT

The CONVERT function in Excel is an underrated yet powerful tool for teaching students how to work with temperature, weight, distance, and time. Make Excel more engaging by showing students how to use it for real-world scenarios—converting km to miles, kg to lbs, and even days to years.

All Excel functions

Here is a list of all the Excel functions as of September 2023 For Computer Applications Technology students, I have highlighted all the necessary functions to learn (red text). Note that I have also highlighted some functions that may not necessarily be required by CAPS but are incredibly useful and