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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks so much.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> Yes so do I think that it is the design skills that are important and not so much the drawing skills, and not having a figure template should not be a disadvantage. Also the students are taught how to design with and without the figure stencil.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Elizabeth<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> destech-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Aeschlimann, Heather j<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 7 November 2013 11:34 AM<br><b>To:</b> Design and Technology Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Design and Technology] 2013 exam<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Also in marking the exams textile students got an unfair advantage because their drawings looked better than the wood kids who had no templates to use.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRpF976821><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au">destech-bounces@edulists.com.au</a> [destech-bounces@edulists.com.au] on behalf of Arnott, Suzanne S [arnott.suzanne.s@edumail.vic.gov.au]<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 7 November 2013 11:29 AM<br><b>To:</b> Design and Technology Teachers' Mailing List<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Design and Technology] 2013 exam</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>This was also discussed and debated last year prior to the exam...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>It is the design skills, not so much the drawing skills, which are important, although the ability to convey information visually should be something the students have some idea of.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Suzanne<br><br>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:black'><br>On 07/11/2013, at 10:35 AM, "E.Italiano" <<a href="mailto:e.italiano@stmonicas-epping.com" target="_blank">e.italiano@stmonicas-epping.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>In this year’s exam the textiles students were not permitted to bring a figure template to use for the design option. I am not sure when this information was available, but I found this out towards the end of the year just before exams. Is there a reason for this change?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><span style='color:black'><br>---------------------------------------------------------------------<br>--------------------------------------------------------<br><br>This Email and any attachments may be confidential and, if you are not the intended<br>recipient, you must not disclose or use the information in this mail. If received in<br>error, please notify the sender or the College immediately and delete the Email and<br>all copies. 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