[Year 12 SofDev] U4O1 Task 2 - Report/Test

Tue Aug 16 10:08:07 EST 2011

Hi Paula,

I think the key skill in the Study Design:

*         students create user documentation using software

 is what makes the separation clear ( for moi at least ).

I fell into the trap of interpreting the assessment handbook as a self
standing document.  Mia culpa.

Thanks for clearing it up.

Kind Regards
Kevork

> Dear colleagues
>
> I must admit that I am concerned about the varying interpretations of the
> study design and assessment handbook.
>
> Task 2 reads:
> User documentation and an explanation of how security and legal matters
> are managed when creating solutions in one of the following:
>
> *         a written report
>
> *         a test.
> I think that all of this concern is related to the absence of a comma
> after 'user documentation,'
> As stated previously, the key skill states that students must use software
> to create their user documentation, so for Task 2:
>
> *         students create user documentation using software
>
> *         students complete a test or written report to explain '...how
> security and legal matters are managed ...'
> Hope this clears up the concerns about the task.
> Thanks for the discussion about this matter.
>
> Regards
> Paula
>
> Paula Christophersen
> ICT Curriculum Manager
> Victorian Curriculum and Assessment
> Authority
> (03) 9651 4378
>
> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Kevork Krozian
> Sent: Tuesday, 16 August 2011 7:54 AM
> To: 'Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] U4O1 Task 2 - Report/Test
>
> Hi Mark,
>
> A careful reading of p 36-37 of the assessment handbook indicates Task 2
> is to be completed as either a test or a report. The description of task 2
> has 3 components, user doc, security and legal matters. The performance
> descriptors for achievement level describe performance in all of these 3
> components.
>
> Therefore, I am left scratching my head as to how User Doc can fall
> outside task 2 or is a separate issue to allocating either a test or
> report as the mode of assessment and assessing all of user doc, security
> and legal matters in the one task.
>
> Is the suggestion that user doc can be a report and security and legal a
> test ?  Or that user doc is completed as part of task 1 but allocated a
> score in task 2 and only questions relevant to security and legal are
> found in the task 2 document ?
>
> I do take your point about the ITA/SD crossover.
>
> Mildly confused .......
>
> Kevork Krozian
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> From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au
> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark KELLY
> Sent: Monday, 15 August 2011 8:25 PM
> To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] U4O1 Task 2 - Report/Test
>
> Hi Kevork.  My reasoning was that the test/report decision on the
> legal/security issues knowledge was a 50/50 split, but I wanted my ITA
> kids who were in SD to get practice in writing extended responses for the
> anticipated 8-mark questions in the ITA exam.
>
> As Paula mentioned, user documentation is a separate issue.
>
> Regards
>
> Mark
>
> On 14 August 2011 19:39, Kevork Krozian
> <kevork at edulists.com.au<mailto:kevork at edulists.com.au>> wrote:
> The top score descriptor for Task 2 includes the following:
>
> "User documentation is appropriate, logically sequenced, complete and
> accurate. Presentation is clear and consistent with generally accepted
> conventions."
>
> Could it be a test would make it hard to deliver this ?
>
>
>
> Kind Regards
>
> Kevork Krozian
> Edulists Creator Administrator
> www.edulists.com.au<http://www.edulists.com.au>
> tel: 0419 356 034
>
> From:
> sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au>
> [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au<mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au>]
> On Behalf Of Mark KELLY
> Sent: Sunday, 14 August 2011 12:16 PM
> To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] U4O1 Task 2 - Report/Test
>
> I'm doing a report.  I had a good reason at one stage, but I can't
> remember it now  ;-)
> On 13 August 2011 19:42, Margaret King Iaquinto
> <iaquinto at ozemail.com.au<mailto:iaquinto at ozemail.com.au>> wrote:
> Thanks for that, Mark. No matter how many marks for user doc, I reckon it
> must be a really focused task for the user doc. I'm thinking of a
> trouble-shooting guide for a specific process in my case study. Something
> short and sweet. Are you doing a test or a report for the security/legal?
>
> VK3CFI
>
> On Sat Aug 13 16:17 , Mark KELLY sent:
> For me, 10 for user doc. 5 for security/legal.  Pennypinching, I know, but
> there's little choice...
> On 13 August 2011 12:51, Margaret Iaquinto
> <iaquinto at ozemail.com.au<mailto:iaquinto at ozemail.com.au>> wrote:
> Task 2 has only 15 marks out of 60 and some marks go to the user
> documentation. What are people doing for the breakdown in marks with
> Task 2? The user doc can't be a big task -- but that's OK. And the
> remainder of marks are split between security and legal.
>
> Is it better to have Task 2 relate directly to the case study and SRS of
> Task 1? Or to have these marks on a new topic(s)?
>
> Report? Test? Any ideas?
>
> Maggie
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