[Year 12 IPM] OT - VELS questions

[Laurie Savage]

Thanks Paula,

That's what I thought, but the vels.vca website is ambiguous. It states 
"Level 4 is broadly associated with Years 5 and 6 of schooling". You can 
see the problem. I think I would have written "during years 5 and 6 
students would be expected to be working towards level 4".

Laurie

Christophersen, Paula P wrote:
> Laurie
> 
> I don't want to clog up the IPM highway, but hopefully some brief
> answers will solve your problems.
> 
> You make the judgements as to a student's progress and it is based on
> all of the evidence provided by the student during that reporting
> period. It is an on-balance judgement that you are making and you report
> accordingly. So, if they are not where you would expect them to be, then
> select the appropriate progression point (or level, such as 4 or 5).
> 
> Students work towards a level, so typically if students are in year 7
> they are working towards level 5, so the points of progression are 4.25,
> 4.5 and 4.75. This indicates that they are above level 4, and
> progressing towards level 5.
> 
> Your last comment about above level 6 is correct.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Regards
> Paula
> 
> Paula Christophersen
> ICT Curriculum Manager
> Victorian Curriculum and Assessment
> Authority
> 41 St Andrews Place
> EAST MELBOURNE 3002
> Phone: 03 9651 4378
> Fax: 03 9651 4324
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:ipm-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of Laurie Savage
> Sent: Wednesday, 13 December 2006 2:43 PM
> To: Year 12 Information Technology Processing and Management
> Teachers'Mailing List
> Subject: [Year 12 IPM] OT - VELS questions
> 
> I have two questions which have cropped up today:
> 
> 1. If a student does not comply and submit work what progression point 
> are they awarded?!
> 
> 2. We are at loggerheads about the progression standards. Is a student 
> in year 7 working towards level 5 or starting from level 5, and is a 
> student in year 9 working towards level 6 or starting from level 6?
> 
> I would hope they would be working towards level 6 in 9/10 so that it 
> would be possible to award them => 6.25 and so award them A or B instead
> 
> of C.
> 
> Laurie
> 

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