[Year 12 IT Apps] FW: VELS and semester reporting - please advise

Thu Jun 7 11:28:01 EST 2007

Below is an answer i received from one of the more experienced VELS
people at the school it seems to match some of the answers already
mentioned

Andrew Weir
VK3HFT
Information Technology Coordinator
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Thomas Carr College
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From: ADDISON Penny 
Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2007 11:06 AM
To: WEIR Andrew
Subject: RE: VELS and semester reporting - please advise

Hi Andrew,

The problem comes from the nature of semester based units that are
'swapped.' Technically, the school makes a mistake in offering exactly
the same unit in Semester 1 and 2. This is because students are at a
different stage of 'progression' at Semester 1 in Year 9 and Semester 2
in Year 9. The course should have been modified in Semester 2 to allow
for this later stage of progression. 

Penny Addison

Humanities Coordinator

Social Justice Coodinator, VIEU Rep. & Staff Rep. on the Consultative
Committee

Year 9 Homeroom Teachers Office

Thomas Carr College, Thomas Carr Drive, Tarneit VIC 3029

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-----Original Message-----
From: WEIR Andrew 
Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2007 10:55 AM
To: ADDISON Penny
Subject: Fwd: VELS and semester reporting - please advise

Penny

As one of the college VELS experts do you have a opinion on this. I am
really unsure of how to answer this one.

I thought it was a good scenario

-----Original Message-----

From: itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au
[mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Kevork Krozian

Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2007 10:39 AM

To: itapps at edulists.com.au

Cc: reporting at edulists.com.au

Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Fwd: VELS and semester reporting - please
advise

Hi Folks,

 I hate to do this, but I haven't heard from the reporting list so I am
cross posting this for your advice please.

>>> Kevork Krozian 6/06/2007 10:29 am >>>

Hi Folks,

   Consider this dilemma ,

Students do a compulsory elective of ICT in 1 semester of Year 9 ( or Yr
10 for that matter ). All students will do this elective, either in Sem
1 or Sem 2. It is the same work for both semesters. Student X does Sem
1, student Y does Sem 2.  They are twins.

 Both attain a progression point of 5.5 . However, student X gets a
grade of B and student Y gets a grade of C for the same work. So , how
do we explain this to parents ?  They are both achieving the same , yet
score different grades by the randomness of elective selection and
different stages ( or ages ) of assessment .

 How do we reconcile this ?

Look forward to your replies

Kevork Krozian

IT Manager , Forest Hill College

k.krozian at fhc.vic.edu.au

http://www.fhc.vic.edu.au

Mobile: 0419 356 034

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