<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Bit easier to type this in for when we bash together any practice tests. I hate it when those bits scroll onto the next page without warning.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards Roland<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On 08/04/2013, at 2:23 PM, Mark <<a href="mailto:mark@vceit.com">mark@vceit.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">For exam writers out there, the <a href="http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/correspondence/bulletins/2013/April/vce_general.aspx#1">latest VCAA bulletin</a> has some info about a format change in IT exams...<div>
<br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div><b>VCE written examinations</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Teachers and students are advised of a change to the format of most written VCE examinations. From 2013, the marks allocated for each question will be stated at the beginning of each question.</b></div>
<div><b><br></b></div><div><b>For example: Question 1 (10 marks)</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>If there are parts or sub-parts to a question, the marks for each part or sub-part will be shown in the right-hand margin next to the question.</b></div>
<div><b><br></b></div><div><b>For example:</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>a. Define life expectancy. 1 mark</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Previously, the marks allocated for a question or part of a question have been shown at the end of the answer space. The change outlined above has been made in response to feedback from teachers and examination setters about providing clear information to students about the value of questions. The total marks for each section and the whole examination will continue to be published on the front cover of each examination.</b></div>
<div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr">--<div>Mark Kelly</div><div>mark AT vceit DOT com</div><div><a href="http://vceit.com" target="_blank">http://vceit.com</a></div><div><br></div></div>
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