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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma"> itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au
[mailto:itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of
</span></b>Bane, Janet A<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, 6 June 2011 4:36 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Answers to Extended Response Sample Questions</span></font><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:black">This really annoys me. And I'm not even teaching Year 12 this year.
<strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span style="font-family:Tahoma">When</span></font></b></strong> are vcaa going to give us some sample solutions to their sample problems? <strong><b><font face="Tahoma"><span style="font-family:Tahoma">Why</span></font></b></strong>
are they unable to do this as a matter of course, each time they bring out a new study design? I bet Maths teachers get solutions to sample Maths problems. Why is ITA any different? Is the sky going to fall down? Will the earth stop spinning on its
axis? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
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font-family:Tahoma;color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:black">It may actually help teachers to come to grips with the course and what is expected.
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<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:black">I'm not really expecting an answer from vcaa (Paula?) but it would be nice if someone could explain or even justify this stance.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;color:black">my two cents worth<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size="2" color="black" face="Tahoma"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
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itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au [itapps-bounces@edulists.com.au] on behalf of Mark KELLY [kel@mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au]<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, 6 June 2011 3:12 PM<br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] Answers to Extended Response Sample Questions</span></font><font color="black"><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I'm thinking of doing some, but I dread tackling some of those dodgy questions... particularly the normalisation
one (to which I object). <br>
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However I'm sure other people are champing at the bit and keen to have a go themselves ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="black" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">On 6 June 2011 14:09, Ben Hines <<a href="mailto:b.hines@ccg.vic.edu.au" target="_blank">b.hines@ccg.vic.edu.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:black">Is there anywhere that I can find the answers to the Extended Response questions
from the Sample Exam Questions that VCAA provided for the New Study Design (2011…)?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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