[Year 12 IT Apps] 2010 ITA examiners' report

[Rob Minato]

I agree with Mark's answer.

Rob

Robert Minato
Teacher
Arts and Technology Domain
Catholic College Wodonga
1 Bowman Crt
Wodonga Vic 3690
0260435546
rminato at ccw.vic.edu.au

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On 19/05/2011, at 12:08 PM, Mark KELLY wrote:

> From the 2010 ITA Exam - Question 5B.  I have a belated complaint now that I've seen the examiner's official answer in the assessment report.
> 
> Can someone please point out if I'm wrong, but I think they've badly messed up the answer, and kids will have unfairly lost up to 4 marks.
> 
> From the PERT chart ...
> <b5.jpg>
> 
> They asked for a corresponding Gantt chart. Their solution was this:
> 
> <assrep-gantt-solution.gif>
> 
> It's obvious in the PERT that tasks A and B are concurrent.  B is not dependent on A!  
> Yet in their Gantt, they've clearly shown task B as being dependent on A.
> Then, they went on to leave out fact that that tasks E and D were also dependent on task B through the dummy task.
> 
> I hate to think that my kids lost marks because of these errors by the examiners. 
> It's too late to re-mark exams, but it really makes me worry that markers can be given such dodgy official answers when grading papers.
> 
> Grrrrr!
> 
> 
> -- 
> Mark Kelly
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