VCE VET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SCORED ASSESSMENT

% Increment available to students on the Training Package. 2002Study Score only available Study Score available Current options

Calculated on: CourseworkThree tasks66% Exam34% Study Score 2002

Unit 3 and 4 Not Competent No study score available Competent Study Score Available Assessing Competency

tasks need to cover all of the elements for that unit of competency that come from the training package. students must be given detailed specifications for the task so that they have a clear understanding of what is required, how it will be assessed, and what competencies are required. students need to be assessed as being competent in the units prior to assessment on the tasks. Five criteria each worth five marks are used to assess level of performance Assessment

At least two of the following modes of assessment must be used: Work Performance Work Project Product Portfolio Naturally not all methods of assessment will be appropriate for all of the tasks. Methods of Assessment

1. Three assessment tasks 2. Minimum of two task types 3. No task should take longer than 100 hours (Software Apps), 110 hours (General) or 95 hours (Network) 4.All units of competence must be covered. 5.The assessment for each task should cover roughly the same amount of nominal hours per unit. 6.Assessment tasks must be discrete and separate – work from one task cannot be used in another task. 7.Assessment plans need to be entered into VASS by the deadline nominated by VCAA (usually in July). Assessment

8.Student work must be able to be authenticated; however, remember that at the Certificate III level, students can work unsupervised. Therefore tasks may or may not be separate from normal classroom activities. Tasks can be split across a number of lessons and a number of weeks – they do not need to be done in one hit. Tasks will generally not be the same as classroom activities that are taught as part of a tutorial, etc. Assessment (cont.)

Five criteria Each criteria marked out of 5 (1 – Low; 3 – Medium; 5 – High) Total allocation of marks = 25 Minimum possible is 5 Students can only be assessed and given a mark if they have been previously deemed to be competent in the elements that are being assessed. Making an Assessment

The assessor should set appropriate and achievable submission dates If an assessment task is not submitted, a mark of NA should be recorded for that task. Work can be re-submitted to gain competency, but not to increase a study score. Study scores need to be entered into VASS. Authentication Acceptable: incorporation of ideas or material derived from other sources but which has been transformed; prompting and general advice from another person which leads to refinements and/or self-correction. Other details

Must state that all unacknowledged work is theirs Must acknowledge all materials and resources used Must not receive undue assistance Must not submit the same piece of work for two different tasks Must not knowingly help another student breach the rules Must ensure an alternative system is available in case of computer or printer malfunction. Must have their own backup saved in a separate location. Student Responsibilities

Task type 1: Work Performance Assessment: Should be observation Supported by questions Observation and response to questions need to be recorded in a checklist (see attached hand out). Range of work/practical activities Assessment over two different occasions; two different tasks Maximum of 1 ½ hours

Associated Documentation Workplace Performance Checklist Answers to the questions

Task type 2: Work Project Designed to be completed in the workplace Students need to gather first hand and second hand data Task must comprise of either: (a)Investigation of work procedure – an analysis of client’s network - analysis of their software needs - analysis of their hardware (b) Planning exercise – planning for a particular procedure - planning for better help desk operations - planning for fewer data input errors

Task type 2: Work Project (cont.) (c) Problem solving exercise – identify a workplace problem, outline strategies to solve it. - hard to print out reports as printer is too old; solution is … - customers want to be able to view products from home …. (d) Research exercise – gathering information related to a workplace issue - health and safety concern - privacy concern re-vetting of ; video cameras at back of shop to deter smoking - copyright issues - Napster

Task type 2: Work Project (cont.) Project must be completed in the classroom after data has been collected Five hours to gather evidence Ten hours to complete Work Project

Written report 1500 words Oral presentation 15 minutes Visual presentation (video/poster) Can be done as a team Associated Documentation

Task type 3: Product ‘Design and make’ task Event/object/visual presentation Students need to submit a plan of the design, method and Materials required (1 – 2 hours, 700 words) Product – 15 hours

Associated Documentation Set of questions to ask student regarding planning and production of the Product Assessor may take one hour to assess the product including an interview with the student Required: Object, item or product Event – meeting, group activity Visual display – poster/video/photos Answers to documented questions

Task type 4: Portfolio Compiling a range of evidence as determined by the assessor practical exercises/activities documentation of a work performance workbooks written/oral short answers visual display topic tests. The Portfolio must include an index to indicate which evidence relates to the appropriate unit(s).

Task type 4: Portfolio (cont.) The Portfolio must contain a minimum of three items and a maximum of five items. The time allowed to complete and compile items for the Portfolio should be a minimum of five hours and a maximum of twelve hours. The End…. Phew ….