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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">One can only hope that next year, Dr Little skips the lecture on the ‘readability efficiency’ of online test questions
</span><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D">J</span><span style="color:#1F497D">. It is difficult when the exam jumps around from terms used in the Real World ™ to the theoretical presumptions of VCAA Software Development World (like Vic postcodes).
I think in VCAA SD World the they would use the term “cost efficient” or “cheaper in the long run” rather than ‘cost effective’.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Readability Efficiency does exist:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="nfp.collins.utulsa.edu/bajaja/MyInfo/journalpubs/ReqEngg1.doc"><span style="font-style:normal">nfp.collins.utulsa.edu/bajaja/MyInfo/journalpubs/ReqEngg1.doc</span></a>
</span></cite><cite><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal">(not recommended to read unless you love TLA’s).<o:p></o:p></span></cite></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal">Actually on postcodes, it’s good procrastination to use the Australia Post postcode search page and look up “Lake Hume Village NSW”.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal">Just don’t mention it to those that live there, they get a bit grumpy.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal">Reason: I believe their post comes from Wodonga.<o:p></o:p></span></cite></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><cite><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";font-style:normal">Heath.<o:p></o:p></span></cite></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kent Beveridge<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 20 November 2012 3:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Year 12 SofDev] B3 - cost effective<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">I also find a concern with that question of 'producing code quicklly'...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">For me, its a tad too 'open' in the nature of the question with the potential to get some rather odd responses from students.(I dont envy the assessors on these styles of question).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">Kent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black"> sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au [sofdev-bounces@edulists.com.au]
on behalf of Margaret Iaquinto [Margaret.Iaquinto@stleonards.vic.edu.au]<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 20 November 2012 3:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List (sofdev@edulists.com.au)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Year 12 SofDev] B3 - cost effective</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">A9 – Students must know the definitions of efficiency and effectiveness to answer this. I sure hope my students did well since I reviewed these definitions regularly during the year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">In B3, however, the term ‘cost effective’ is used. Since 1991 I have stressed the definitions of efficiency and effectiveness and have not ever used ‘cost effective’. Where did this come from? Did anyone else have
a problem with it? And since we already have a question about efficiency and effectiveness, why another one? I recognise that there is some help when the question says ‘produce code quickly’ and differentiates it from ‘quality of the program’ so students can
separate these concepts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Look, I’m not jumping up and down about the question but it strikes me as odd.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Any comment from folks out there?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Maggie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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