[vet-it] VET certificates and ENTER score

[claire]

This is the scaling process-all scored VCE subjects can go up or down depending on the statistical magic that VCAA weaves (something along the lines you mention Alan, but it never made much sense to me!) 
'Supposably' it reflects the difficulty of the subject!!! There is a chart somewhere (maybe on the VCAA site?) that shows how the scores for each subject scale each year, for different ranges of scores.
When doing VCE subject selections, our kids and parents often ask whether the particular subject gets scaled up or down and by how much, and it has an influence on what some kids choose. Unfortunately there is definitely less 'regard' or 'respect' for those subjects that scale down.

This is different to the 10% bonus system that Lesley asked about. Students who were concerned with an ENTER score would have little incentive to undertake a VET subject that didn't contribute to their score. Therefore, if the subject didn't have scored assessment, there was an bonus offer and an incentive to undertake the subject.
Claire :-)


> aiet <aiet at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> 
> I think it depends on how the state average goes as compared to the GAT, 
> and
> this then determines whether the study score is marked up or down or 
> not.
> 
> Regards
> Allan Barnes
> 
> 
>  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vet-it-bounces at edulists.com.au 
> [mailto:vet-it-bounces at edulists.com.au]
> On Behalf Of Stuart Anderson
> Sent: Thursday, 4 May 2006 8:01 AM
> To: vet-it at edulists.com.au
> Subject: Re: [vet-it] VET certificates and ENTER score
> 
> My understanding is they used to (i.e. not anymore) give an extra 10% on 
> the
> best performing subject or something like that.  However, that'd only be 
> if
> a student wasn't doing outcomes and the exam for VET IT (like Claire 
> said).
> 
> - Stuart Anderson
> 
> > Lesley Humphries wrote:
> > 
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Someone told me today that students who do VET IT or other VET 
> > > subjects in Year 12 get a very high extra percentage on to their 
> > > ENTER score. Can anyone confirm that this is in fact the case?
> > >
> > > Thanks, Lesley
> 
> sanderson at nhillcollege.vic.edu.au (Stuart Anderson)
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