[Year 12 Its] VCAA CD ROM: Implementing VCE IT

[Christophersen, Paula P]

Dear colleagues

 

Schools should be receiving from VCAA on 11 December a CD ROM titled
'Implementing VCE IT', which is designed to support teachers implement
the reaccredited study in 2007 (and beyond). Use this in conjunction
with all of the valuable advice you receive from your colleagues on this
list. But, also remember, that at the end of the day, it is the study
design that sets the parameters of the curriculum and assessment. I'm
particularly mindful of this in light of the recent press articles
regarding a question on the Health and Human Development examination
paper. 

 

When developing learning programs and designing assessment tasks, the
study design is your key reference (also include any articles published
in the VCAA Bulletin and the VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook). The
assessment handbook and any other resources provided by VCAA, such as
the CD ROM, and other individuals and agencies, can assist you in
developing learning and assessment programs, but they do not carry the
status of 'mandatory'. The same goes for textbooks and commercially
published assessment tasks. You cannot use as a defence the lack of
coverage or inaccuracy of a publication. So please, when preparing any
material, use the study design as your pivotal reference point and
critically assess the quality of all other support material.  

 

I'll now step down from my soap box!

 

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

 


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