[Year 12 SofDev] Review of VCE IT - your thoughts

Fri Sep 13 20:10:16 EST 2013

Hi Folks,

    I had the pleasant news that we have 25 enrolled in VCE Units 1-2 for
next year, with the likelihood it may grow to over 35 meaning 2 classes.
This is pleasant because we had no VCE IT this year.

I will investigate what the reasons were behind the students' selection of
IT.

Kind Regards

Kevork Krozian

Edulists Creator Administrator

www.edulists.com.au

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From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On Behalf Of Christophersen, Paula P
Sent: Thursday, 12 September 2013 12:59 PM
To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Review of VCE IT - your thoughts

Hi Mark and colleagues

IT apps has experienced approximately a 7% decline in enrolments between
2012 and 2013, however, it has marginally increased its percentage of total
VCE enrolments between the same years.

Unit 1 has experienced approximately a 5% decline in enrolments between 2012
and 2013, however, it has marginally increased its percentage of total VCE
enrolments between the same years.

The following comment is in no way ignoring concerns with the current study,
but, as a generalisation, nationally and internationally, student enrolments
in IT-related subjects at both senior secondary and tertiary levels have
declined. And as a result, this has seen the beginning of a trend towards
developing curriculum that is focused more on computational thinking and
less on 'productivity tools', as illustrated in the draft Australian
Curriculum Digital Technologies curriculum (Prep to year 10).

The review panel welcomes all feedback on the current study.

Regards

Paula

Paula Christophersen

Curriculum Manager, Digital Technologies

Victorian Curriculum and Assessment

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From: sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au]
On Behalf Of Mark
Sent: Thursday, 12 September 2013 12:12 PM
To: Year 12 Software Development Teachers' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Year 12 SofDev] Review of VCE IT - your thoughts

It would be interesting to hear the corresponding ITA enrolment stats. Are
ITA enrolments dropping over the same period?

I would suspect that the rise in SD could be partly because students are
unimpressed with ITA's deadly dull content, and are voting with their feet.

On 12 September 2013 08:45, Christophersen, Paula P
<christophersen.paula.p at edumail.vic.gov.au> wrote:

There is some good news regarding enrolments: there has been a 28% increase
in enrolments in Software Development from 2012 to 2013. While it is
impossible to directly confirm a cause-and-effect relationship, I am
suggesting that maybe the mandating of programming in Unit 2, coupled with
data visualisation, has inspired some students to further their interest in
this area through studying Software Development. I would be particularly
interested in hearing from any Software Development teachers who have had
increased enrolments in 2013 - do you know why?

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Mark Kelly

mark AT vceit DOT com

http://vceit.com

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