[Year 12 Its] VCAA CD ROM: Implementing VCE IT

[Mark Kelly]

Stephen Digby wrote:

> Does this mean that the assessment handbook is NOT mandatory ??? i.e. I 
> can interpret the study design's assessment advice on my own ??

Well, the section is called "IT assessment _advice_" and the performance 
descriptor paragraph does say "The following descriptors provide _a 
guide_ to the standards expected when setting and marking assessment 
tasks" so... yes.  As I read it, you are guided by the assessment 
advice, but instructed by the study design.

;-)

>  
> Stephen Digby, Learning Technology Manager
> mailto:admin at cheltsec.vic.edu.au  
> Cheltenham Secondary College www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au 
> <http://www.cheltsec.vic.edu.au/> Ph: 613 955 55 955  Fx: 9555 8617

> *From:* is-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:is-bounces at edulists.com.au] 
> *On Behalf Of *Christophersen, Paula P
> *Sent:* 23 November 2006 12:20 PM
> *To:* Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management 
> Teachers'MailingList; Year 12 Information Technology Systems Teachers' 
> Mailing List; Year 11 Information Technology Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* [Year 12 Its] VCAA CD ROM: Implementing VCE IT
> 
> Dear colleagues
> 
>  
> 
> Schools should be receiving from VCAA on 11 December a CD ROM titled 
> ‘Implementing VCE IT’, which is designed to support teachers implement 
> the reaccredited study in 2007 (and beyond). Use this in conjunction 
> with all of the valuable advice you receive from your colleagues on this 
> list. But, also remember, that at the end of the day, it is the study 
> design that sets the parameters of the curriculum and assessment. I’m 
> particularly mindful of this in light of the recent press articles 
> regarding a question on the Health and Human Development examination paper.
> 
>  
> 
> When developing learning programs and designing assessment tasks, the 
> study design is your key reference (also include any articles published 
> in the VCAA Bulletin and the VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook). The 
> assessment handbook and any other resources provided by VCAA, such as 
> the CD ROM, and other individuals and agencies, can assist you in 
> developing learning and assessment programs, but they do not carry the 
> status of ‘mandatory’. The same goes for textbooks and commercially 
> published assessment tasks. You cannot use as a defence the lack of 
> coverage or inaccuracy of a publication. So please, when preparing any 
> material, use the study design as your pivotal reference point and 
> critically assess the quality of all other support material.  
> 
>  
> 
> I’ll now step down from my soap box!
> 
>  
> 
> Regards
> 
> Paula
> 
>  
> 
> Paula Christophersen
> 
> ICT Curriculum Manager
> 
> Victorian Curriculum and Assessment
> 
> Authority
> 
> 41 St Andrews Place
> 
> EAST MELBOURNE 3002
> 
> Phone: 03 9651 4378
> 
> Fax: 03 9651 4324

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Mark Kelly
Manager - Information Systems
McKinnon Secondary College
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