[vet-it] VET IT Exam Study

[Lawson, James]

VITTA ran VET exam lectures just before the September holidays at
Melbourne Uni. 

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[mailto:vet-it-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Andrew Piper
Sent: Wednesday, 14 September 2005 8:56 PM
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Subject: [vet-it] VET IT Exam Study

 

Hi all..

 

I am unaware of any VET IT exam lectures.  I have been teaching VET IT
for 5 years now, ever since it became scored assessed, and have found
the best way to help your students for their exam is by the following:

 

*	Look at past exams from the VCAA website - at least the 3 or
years (and there should also be a practice exam for the first year of
scored assessment) 
*	Cut up the questions into their appropriate modules and stick
them together in a booklet for the students i.e. Software Apps (Migrate
to new tech, provide help,  macros, and so on) 
*	By doing this you can see what particular areas the examiners
focus on the most and type of questions they ask 
*	It is essential that you provide them with theory from the
following text - 'Essentials of Information Technology' 
*	This text breaks down all the modules and this is where the
theory comes from for the exam 
*	I have seen over the past few years that some exam questions
have been word-for-word from the textbook 
*	It is also expected that the students have knowledge about OH&S
(Unit 1 and 2 module) as this appeared on last years exam to the
surprise of many teachers 
*	It is also expected that students are aware of how a general
computer operates with knowledge of all computer components (RAM, HDD,
VGA Card, USB etc.) This is information is from Connect Internal
Hardware Components in Units 1 and 2 
*	I have also found that during the next couple of weeks leading
up to exams, the students will learn a heap of theory that they may not
have known, due to time constraints throughout the year with getting the
theory completed. 

 

I have had students in the past couple of years who have not looked at
any theory until the beginning of term 4 and have received 'A's'.  It is
possible to cram!!!

 

Anyway, hope this helps anyone that may need it.   Just remember that
the exam is only worth 25%, which is a fairly good weighting for this
subject.

 

Good Luck all with your exam preparation.

 

 

Andrew J Piper

Learning Technologies Coordinator 

 



Tyrrell College

 

PO Box 231

Sea Lake, VIC 3533

Ph:  03 5070 2106

Fax:  03 5070 1069

Mobile:  0438 400 553

piper.andrew.j at edumail.vic.gov.au
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