Applied Technology The Guidelines for the Classroom-Based Assessments in Applied Technology have been updated and are available under the ' Assessment Assessment Assessment is the process of generating, gathering, recording, interpreting, using and reporting evidence of learning in individuals, groups or systems. Educational assessment provides information about progress in learning, and achievement in developing skills, knowledge, behaviours and attitudes. Guidelines' tab. Under the current Framework for Junior Cycle, students have access to a suite of technology subjects: Engineering, Wood Technology, Graphics and Applied Technology Junior Cycle Applied Technology aims to develop the students' curiosity of the technological world while integrating the necessary subject knowledge with the disciplinary skills to investigate and solve real-life problems. View Specification PDF