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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi James<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I, personally, get my students to do a
practice exam - under exam conditions - in that double instead. Every week.
When you have done all of them then start again. By that time they should be
starting to know what to put on the exam. There are a lot of past practice
papers out there. I realise that this imposes a major marking burden which I
hate. So I give them the solutions after, get them to mark it themselves, then
review their marking and marks and consult on anything that they could not
answer. The past VCAA papers that I have marked as an assessor I mark those
because I learnt the answers off by heart and can do those quickly. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This provides great feedback to me and ok
to them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I aim to have the course finished by the
end of august at the latest so there is plenty of time to review, practise
exams and find all of those bits that they did not learn during the course of
the year (year = 7 months of teaching).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I know that this does not fit with many
ideas of teaching but by the end of year 12 I want them to do as well as
possible. I also know that the exam is reasonably easy but all of the questions
are about material that is on the curriculum. So many of the students in this
subject believe that they know all about computers already and so do not study
what is in the curriculum. Thus students that actually study the course have an
inestimable advantage and I try to reinforce that advantage as much as I can.
Frequently I fail but where I can manage to do so it has helped immensely.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Also, doing many practice exams give
students a good feel for the exam and so they are relaxed when they go in –
that is - less stressed. The tone of the exam has changed subtly over the years
but not drastically which is one of the great benefits of having a stable exam
setting panel ( Hi to them ;-) )<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Remember, one of the consequences of
statistical moderation is that all of your class needs to work together to
achieve the best possible exam marks both individually and as a group whereas
in the SACs they are fighting tooth and nail to climb the rank order. One hopes
that you have none of your top ten students on the same aggregate SAC score.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Good luck – it is nearly finished<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>James GIBNEY<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Wednesday, 15 August 2007
11:25 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Year 12 Software Development
Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Year 12 SofDev] How to
use programming to add value to thestudents' learning</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Now that my class has finished the last programming
SAC I’m wondering how I can continue to use programming as a tool to
reinforce the students’ learning. Throughout the year I have been
allotting 2 of my 5 periods a week to programming and the students enjoy
working on the computer. In other years I have got the students to use VB like
Powerpoint or a hyperlinked document as a revision tool or to summarise work
done in class. Does anyone have any ideas how to use the programming software
as an aid for teaching the remainder of the course and as preparation for the
exam?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanking you for your help in the past and the future<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jim<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'>_______________________________________________ <br>
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- Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and <br>
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