[Year 12 IT Apps] Are sample examination questions gospel?

[Mark KELLY]

I doubt Paula loves a new study design, but I know that textbook writers &
exam/outcome authors do.

On 4 April 2011 21:23, Mark Scott <msc at luther.vic.edu.au> wrote:

>
> Paula
>
> Don't ya just luv a new study design?
>
> :-)
>
> Mark Scott
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On
> Behalf Of Mark KELLY [kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au]
> *Sent:* Monday, April 04, 2011 7:21 PM
> *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* [Year 12 IT Apps] Are sample examination questions gospel?
>
>  Hello, campers*
>
> This is an open letter to our helpful Paula.
>
> Are the content and styles of the VCAA sample examination questions part of
> the VCE IT canon?**
>
> More specifically, is the *style of the ERD* in the sample questions what
> we should safely expect in a possible examination question - with its lack
> of cardinality, and its multiple branches from a relationship?
>
> Knowing this will help us constrain the teaching of the key knowledge.
>
> With respect
> Mark K
>
> ----
>
>   *An obscure reference to Butlin's holiday camps<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butlins>in postwar England (which neither I nor you have attended) gleaned from old
> episodes of an obscure TV show called 'Hi-de-Hi!'<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-de-Hi%21>which most of you have never seen.  In retrospect, I don't know why I said
> it.  Sorry, campers.
>
> ** Along with: the *Study Design*, its *Glossary*; the *Assessment
> Handbook;* *VCAA Bulletins*, including their *FAQ* and *Errata*
>
> --
> Mark Kelly
> Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
> McKinnon Secondary College
> McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
> Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085, Fax +613 9578 9253
> kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
> VCE IT Lecture Notes: http://vceit.com
> Moderator: IT Applications Edulist
>
> All generalisations are false, except this one.
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> http://www.edulists.com.au - FAQ, resources, subscribe, unsubscribe
> IT Applications Mailing List kindly supported by
> http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/studies/infotech/itapplications3-4.html -
> Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority and
> http://www.vitta.org.au  - VITTA Victorian Information Technology Teachers
> Association Inc
>



-- 
Mark Kelly
Manager of ICT, Reporting, IT Learning Area
McKinnon Secondary College
McKinnon Rd McKinnon 3204, Victoria, Australia
Direct line / Voicemail: +613 8520 9085, Fax +613 9578 9253
kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au
VCE IT Lecture Notes: http://vceit.com
Moderator: IT Applications Edulist

All generalisations are false, except this one.
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://www.edulists.com.au/pipermail/itapps/attachments/20110404/1cc7ff8b/attachment.html