Sorry. Stupid tablet's autocorrect also auto-sent the email prematurely. It should've said "end of year exam".<div>I hate autocorrelation. Autocorrect. Dammit.</div><div><br></div><div>And have happy holiday, Paula, but don't go too far. I have questions and concerns about the typeface of the new study design. </div><div><br></div><div>I was thinking Comic Sans would lend it some laid-back attitude that students may relate to...</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div>Mark of the Stormy Beach</div><div><br>On Thursday, July 2, 2015, nylon <<a href="mailto:mark@nylon.net">mark@nylon.net</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Thanks, Paula. I was mainly concerned with how this would be examined in the end-of-May exam, but if it's only assessed in outcomes, there's no problem.<div><br>On Wednesday, July 1, 2015, Christophersen, Paula P <<a href="javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','christophersen.paula.p@edumail.vic.gov.au');" target="_blank">christophersen.paula.p@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">When a software tool is included in the ‘study and use’ table it means that there is a direct key knowledge related to the software, and the knowledge and skills
associated with that can be assessed. For example ‘functions and techniques within a RDBMS to efficiently …’ (Informatics, U3O2). Here students must be assessed on their skills with this software.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Whereas if the software is in the ‘use’ only table, then there is no related key knowledge to it, hence proficiency with the tool cannot be assessed, just the
evidence that is presented through the use of the tool. An example is Informatics Unit 3, appropriate tool for documenting projects plans. A key knowledge relates to project management concepts and processes, so while a tool is used to create a plan, what
will be assessed is the quality of the concepts and processes that are displayed in the plan, (e.g. milestones and time allocations) not the technical finesse with which the student used the tool.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Robert Hind<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 1 July 2015 12:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] "Study and use"<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue">My understanding after the online seminars is that if you are required to study a tool then you must be sufficiently familar with that tool to answer exam questions
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Mark<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 1 July 2015 11:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Year 12 IT Apps] "Study and use"</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The 2016 study design lists software tools for each unit. For some units (e.g. U3O1) students are required to "both study and use" certain tools. In other units (e.g. U3O2) they are "required to use, but not required to study" certain tools.<u></u><u></u></p>
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