Thanks Paula. Talk about timeliness!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 1 April 2011 13:31, Christophersen, Paula P <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:christophersen.paula.p@edumail.vic.gov.au">christophersen.paula.p@edumail.vic.gov.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US">The examination specifications and some sample questions focusing on
new content in the study design are now on the VCAA website:</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/vce/studies/infotech/it-applications/publications/IT-Apps-samp.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vcaa/vce/studies/infotech/it-applications/publications/IT-Apps-samp.pdf</a></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US">Structurally the examination remains the same – two sections:
Section A multiple choice; Section B short and extended responses. </span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US">I draw your attention to a couple of matters in the sample questions:</span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US">Question 4 focuses on an entity relationship diagram –
this hopefully clarifies recent concerns that have been raised.</span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US">Question 7 illustrates one way in which the
examination can deal with the choice of different software in Unit 4, Area of
Study 1. Here a common question is presented, and students select the software
tool to explain their answer.</span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US">Question 9 is an example of an extended response
(worth 8 marks) with prompts to guide answers</span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US">Question 12 is an example of the scope of a question
on RDBMS – the focus can only extent to what is covered in Unit 3. Again
it illustrates an extended response with prompts</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US">Regards</span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US">Paula</span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt" lang="EN-US">Paula Christophersen</span></font><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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