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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'>Excellent points made by Melissa about the lack of clarity and confusion around the SAT marking criteria and my concerns are similar. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> I spoke up loud and often at the PD in December (and heard a number of groans from teachers present because I could have been perceived as too vocal). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The SAT marking criteria did need to be changed but I was hoping that the changes would improve it and even give more marks to the product as the number of marks the product receives was reduced with the new study design. Instead we now have a marking criteria that still is poorly aligned to the study design, doesn’t follow the product design process (4 stages and 11 steps in the circle graphic shown in the study design) and lacks the clarification we as Product Design teachers thought it needed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Are we acting as a VCAA free editing service picking up obvious errors ? Are our students now bound by these mistakes because we will have to mark using this criteria ? <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Robin Panousieris<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><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";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> destech-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:destech-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Treverton, Melissa J<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, 10 February 2014 12:14 PM<br><b>To:</b> Design and Technology Teachers' Mailing List (destech@edulists.com.au)<br><b>Subject:</b> [Design and Technology] FW: New SAT marking criteria sheets<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"></a><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Does anyone know when the correct copies of the SAT Assessment criteria marking sheets, with the food descriptions removed, will be uploaded. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>I have just tried to use Criteria 1 to mark the drafts of the Design Brief and can see some issues. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>The use of the word “Applies” is incorrect. The students are “writing or creating” evaluation criteria at this stage. They “apply” the criteria during the design, production & evaluation stages. I noticed on my notes from the PD I have written the word “writes” here, so it was obviously discussed at the PD.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>There is no mention of constraints and considerations, yet they are clearly stated in the scope of task.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>There is not a statement regarding the four part ev. Criteria in levels of performance 1-5. This is a requirement of the criteria, so why is there no descriptor for this level.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>I understand we were given a chance to provide feedback at the PD session at the end of last year, but to be fair there was not enough time, or the correct environment to thoroughly read the document. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>I like the idea of breaking the criteria down to 10 levels, but the performance descriptors MUST relate directly to the scope of task. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>What does everyone else think?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'>Regards<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Melissa<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Melissa Treverton <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Technology Domain Leader<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Textiles & Art teacher<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.parkdalesc.vic.edu.au/index.php"><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=265 height=100 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01CF26AC.1D565020" alt="http://www.parkdalesc.vic.edu.au/templates/parkdale/images/logo.png"></span></a><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Warren Road, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Mordialloc East 3194<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Ph: 9580 6311<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Email: <u><a href="mailto:treverton.melissa.j@edumail.vic.gov.au">treverton.melissa.j@edumail.vic.gov.au</a><o:p></o:p></u></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p><b>Important - </b>This email and any attachments may be confidential. 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