[Informatics] Examiners' report is available

Thu Apr 27 22:22:24 AEST 2017

George, the examination is on the same page as the examiners report on
VCAA website.

Regards
Claudia
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On 27/04/2017, 9:51 PM, "informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of
Ciotti, George W" <informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of
ciotti.george.w at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:

>I tend to agree with Mark. Especially after the resources, post the SAT
>inservice, took a while to come out and included wrong information for
>the U302 SAT.
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>BTW is there a way of getting last year¹s Informatics exam paper? Can it
>be downloaded electronically? I would appreciate a copy as we didn¹t
>teach the course last year hence no exam paper was delivered to the
>school.
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>Cheers
>
>George
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>On 27/4/17, 7:56 pm, "informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of
>Claudia Graham" <informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au on behalf of
>claudia.graham at overnewton.vic.edu.au> wrote:
>
>>Mark,
>>I beg to differ, it IS every teachers responsibility to check and stay
>>up to date, whether it is our professional learning or to check the VCAA
>>website. All teachers are expected to sign up to the VCAA bulletin, and
>>the VCAA has also made that clear at all VCE leaders briefings. Reports
>>will be published once complete, no report in any subject is announced.
>>
>>I download very little I always go back to the website if I want study
>>design, a past exam, criteria etc. and always do links to the page for
>>students.
>>
>>And in fact a supportive collaborative professional learning network
>>will always win over a VCAA announcement, so thanks for alerting us
>>Natalie.
>>
>>Regards
>>Claudia
>>Sent from my iPad
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>>On 27 Apr 2017, at 4:45 PM, Mark <mark at vceit.com<mailto:mark at vceit.com>>
>>wrote:
>>
>>You and me both, brother.
>>
>>Since this list is supported by VCAA, you would think significant and
>>relevant news would be posted here as a matter of course.
>>But instead, keen or lucky subscribers must troll the VCAA site
>>regularly in case VCAA slips something new and vital under the radar.
>>We can't rely on the VCAA bulletin, since not all notable changes are
>>posted there.
>>Even using online apps to monitor changes to the VCAA IT website is not
>>reliable.
>>
>>Finding important course changes and updates (e.g. changes to 2017 SAT
>>assessment criteria) is not supposed to be like an Easter egg hunt run
>>by Auntie VCAA.
>>
>>Apparently, the lucky souls who attended the VCAA briefings in Melbourne
>>heard about the 2017 SAT assessment changes.
>>It was not so lucky for regional people or others who could not get an
>>entire day off or travel so far to attend the event in person.
>>And - yes - someone did post some slideshows of the event to this list,
>>but the assessment changes lurking within them were still not
>>highlighted by VCAA, AFAIK.
>>
>>It is not every teachers' job to routinely hunt under every bush in the
>>VCAA online playground to find if VCAA has secretly laid a new egg.
>>Even worse - if people don't find a hidden egg, they can be punished for
>>non-compliance with these hidden decrees during auditing.
>>
>>Come on, VCAA. Compliance with your requirements is not meant to be a
>>competitive game.
>>You are supposed to PUSH information and not expect everyone else to
>>endlessly search for and PULL information.
>>
>>Hiding vital information in unannounced and indistinguishable edits to
>>your website is not good enough.
>>ALL information about course changes should be posted to this list...
>>
>>Clearly.
>>Openly.
>>Promptly*
>>
>>Grrr.
>>
>>Mark
>>
>>* e.g. Why does it take five months for examiners' reports to arrive?
>>This information is vitally needed by teachers during the early months
>>of the following year, but they must wait until term 2 to get the
>>information they need to better instruct their students? Not good
>>enough, IMO.
>>
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>>
>>On 27 April 2017 at 15:32, Garth, Lucas A
>><garth.lucas.a at edumail.vic.gov.au<mailto:garth.lucas.a at edumail.vic.gov.au
>>>> wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>Considering the Notice to Schools bulletin has been recently sent out,
>>I'm surprised we didn't get notified of this.
>>
>>Lucas
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>>From:
>>informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:informatics-bounces at edulists.c
>>om.au>
>>[mailto:informatics-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:informatics-bounces at ed
>>ulists.com.au>] On Behalf Of Heath, Natalie
>>Sent: Thursday, 27 April 2017 3:08 PM
>>To: Year 12 VCE Informatics Teachers' Mailing List
>>(informatics at edulists.com.au<mailto:informatics at edulists.com.au>)
>>Subject: [Informatics] Examiners' report is available
>>
>>Just found this on the VCAA site - SD not available yet though.
>>
>>http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/exams/technology/2016/informatics_ex
>>amrep16.pdf
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>>Natalie
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>>ICT Learning Coordinator
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