[Yr11 Information Technology] Paid for VITTA Unit 2 exam?

Thu Oct 27 13:36:53 EST 2011

Hi all

I have written a Unit 2 Exam based on the Potts text. Not sure how good
it is but am happy to share. Do not want to put it on the list as I know
students access the list. Contact me off-list.

John Schwartz (jschwartz at parade.vic.edu.au)

From: Adrian Janson [mailto:janson.adrian.a at edumail.vic.gov.au] 
Sent: Thursday, 27 October 2011 10:49 AM
To: 'Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] Paid for VITTA Unit 2 exam?

Hi George and all,

Thanks for your comments regarding the Unit 2 exam - VITTA will
undertake to produce a Unit 1 and Unit 2 exam in 2012 based on the
feedback that has been received.

I wanted to put the issue in context though - as VITTA has not produced
separate Unit 1 and 2 exams in the past and there has not been the
demand for it.  Obviously, we want to produce the exams that teachers
want to use and so clearly there are teachers who want separate exams.
Earlier in the year, after the Unit 1&2 combined exam was published,
there were requests to produce a Unit 2 exam - the best we could do at
the time was to produce a Unit 2 exam from the existing Unit 1&2 exam
(so yes - there may have been an overlap of some questions).  In 2012,
the two exams will be produced separately and there will not be this
overlap.  Our focus has always been on the Unit 3&4 exams to be honest
and there has not really been much uptake of the Unit 1&2 papers.
Another difficulty with the Unit 1&2 papers is that school content can
differ quite a bit more than you would find in either of the Unit 3&4
studies.

Cheers,

Adrian

Adrian Janson B.Sc, Dip.Ed, M.Ed
VITTA Vice-President

Melbourne High School, Forrest Hill, South Yarra, Victoria 3141
Australia.
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From: yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Ciotti, George W
Sent: Friday, 21 October 2011 9:30 AM
To: Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] Paid for VITTA Unit 2 exam?

Hi,

I rang them up yesterday and asked the same question and they said
they'd get back to me. Still haven't heard. But if what you say is the
case then all those that paid for the exams would have a case for
getting half their money back I would say! 

This is ridiculous.

Cheers

George

The University High School
77 Story Street, Parkville, Vic, 3052, Australia
Ph: (03) 9347 2022
mobile: 0412934782

From: Laura Fihelly <fihl at crcsydenham.net>
Reply-To: Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
<yr11it at edulists.com.au>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:31:02 +1100
To: Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
<yr11it at edulists.com.au>
Subject: Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] Paid for VITTA Unit 2 exam?

Hi George,

I called up VITTA today and asked whether they were bringing out a Unit
2 exam but was told that they are not, but are considering it for next
year. 

I looked at the combined Unit 1 & 2 and as Philip indicated there are
some relevant questions from that exam, however, you would need to
supplement other questions as well. I was also going to look at the
Nelson Cengage practice Unit 2 exam and use some of the questions in
that.

Laura Fihelly

Teacher of Business Management & Information Technologies

Catholic Regional College Sydenham

380 Sydenham Road 

Sydenham 3037

email: fihl at crcsydenham.net

web: www.crcsydenham.net <http://www.crcsydenham.net/>    

From: yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of PIKE Philip
Sent: Thursday, 20 October 2011 3:27 PM
To: Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] Paid for VITTA Unit 2 exam?

I got sick of waiting so I edited both exams and took out the unit 1
material and put in my own replacement questions to make up two unit 2
exams. Unfortunately I can't share this as the exam is still more than
half paid for VITTA property.

Philip Pike

Director of ICT

Bacchus Marsh Grammar

Sth Maddingley Rd

Bacchus Marsh 3340

Ph 5366 4893

Fax 5366 4850

Email: pikep at bmg.vic.edu.au

From: yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:yr11it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Ciotti, George W
Sent: Thursday, 20 October 2011 1:31 PM
To: Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Yr11 Information Technology] Paid for VITTA Unit 2 exam?

Hi all,

I would like to clarify whether the Unit 2 IT exam has been surgically
separated from the initial document sent out early May. I have what
seems to be a Unit 2 exam with: Appropriate multiple choice questions
(different from Unit 1, in any case) but the first 5 questions are the
same as the Unit 1 exam.

Does anyone know whether VITTA corrected this and sent out a complete
Unit 2 exam? It is getting late and if this hasn't been done it would
good to get some movement on it asap.

Cheers

George

The University High School
77 Story Street, Parkville, Vic, 3052, Australia
Ph: (03) 9347 2022
mobile: 0412934782

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