[Year 12 IT Apps] FW: cross post - Unit1-2

[Mark KELLY]

Actually, this issue was raised about 4 or 5 years ago, but nothing happened
from VITTA and I wrote my own separate unit 1 and 2 exams.

On 11 August 2011 18:18, Kevork Krozian <kevork at edulists.com.au> wrote:

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> *From:* Jo McLeay [mailto:jo at vitta.org.au]
> *Sent:* Thursday, 11 August 2011 4:35 PM
> *To:* kevork at edulists.com.au
> *Subject:* FW: [Year 12 IT Apps] cross post - Unit1-2****
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> *From:* Jo McLeay [mailto:jo at vitta.org.au]
> *Sent:* Thursday, 11 August 2011 4:35 PM
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> *To:* itapps at edulists.com.au
> *Subject:* [Year 12 IT Apps] cross post - Unit1-2****
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> Dear All,****
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> Just to let you know that VITTA has produced a combined Unit 1 & 2 Exam
> pack for many years. We thank Brendyn for his suggestion of producing
>  separate Units1 and 2 Exams. This has been placed as an agenda item for
> discussion at the next VITTA committee meeting for the 2012 exams.****
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> On a related matter, nominations for the VITTA Committee are now open and
> VITTA members are eligible to nominate: See
> http://www.vitta.org.au/about/asset_id/14/cid/4/parent/0/t/about/title/vitta-committee-nominations-2012for more information. We would welcome all input to our subcommittees in the
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> *From:* itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
> itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Bane, Janet A
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> *Sent:* Thursday, 11 August 2011 9:31 AM
> *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] cross post - Unit1-2****
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> Quite agree, Brendan.  VITTA should supply a separate exam for Unit 2, as
> they did for Unit 1 as most schools have end of semester exams rather than
> just end of year exams.  This also caters for students who didn’t do Unit 1
> and have picked up IT in Unit 2.  I hope there are sufficient requests via
> this list (and direct emails) to ensure this happens.****
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> On your other point, I did use some of the questions from the VITTA exam
> but had to modify section B a bit as I felt there were too many Design
> questions and not enough questions on the basic IT theory (eg. PSM, phases
> of info processing, etc.)****
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> Janet Bane****
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> *From:* itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:
> itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] *On Behalf Of *Brendyn Hancock
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 10 August 2011 8:34 PM
> *To:* Year 12 IT Applications Teachers' Mailing List
> *Subject:* [Year 12 IT Apps] cross post - Unit1-2****
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> Apologies for a bit of a cross post.****
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> I have purchased the unit 1-2 exams from VITTA. When they arrived last
> term, they came as combined Unit 1-2 exams, ie questions from both units in
> one exam. I contacted them and they subsequently sent through a Unit 1 only
> exam. I now want a Unit 2 exam.****
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> My question is do any of you use these exams and do you use them as
> combined Unit 1-2 exmas or do you separate them out?****
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> I'm a bit bemused that they have offered the exam products in this format.
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> Any comments?****
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> Cheers****
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> Brendyn****
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> Nagle College****
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> Date: 2011-08-10 20:34:42.356
> From: bhancock at nagle.vic.edu.au
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Mark Kelly
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