Curriculum in Victoria 2013+
A presentation at
The Age Education Show
August 2012
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VCAA
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
(VCAA) is responsible for:
• developing and publishing the curriculum for
Victoria schools F–12 and early childhood services
• assessment
• National Assessment Program – Literacy and
Numeracy Testing in Victoria
• On Demand Assessment Program
• AusVELS unit responsible for curriculum F–10
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Early Years at a glance
www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/earlyyears
• Early Years Exchange – online resource for early
childhood professionals
• Learning English as an Additional Language in the
Early Years (birth to six years)
• Assessment for Learning and Development Project
2012
• Professional Learning Resources – flyer
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What’s happening for F-10?
2012 VELS http://vels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/
2013+ AusVELS
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/foundation10/curriculum
/index.html
General Information
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/foundation10/f10index.html
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What is the Australian Curriculum?
LEARNING AREAS/
SUBJECT DISCIPLINES
•English
•Mathematics
•Science
•Health and Physical
Education
•Languages
•Humanities and Social
Sciences
(History, Geography, Civics
and Citizenship, Business and
Economics)
•The Arts
•Technologies (inc. ICT)
GENERAL CAPABILITIES
CROSS-CURRICULUM
PRIORITIES
• Critical and creative thinking • Aboriginal and Torres Strait
• Personal and social
Islander histories and
capability
cultures
• Intercultural understanding • Asia and Australia’s
• Ethical behaviour
engagement with Asia
• Literacy
• Sustainability
• Numeracy
• ICT
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Victorian timelines Phase 1
English, Mathematics, History and Science
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Professional development F-10
School-based planning and trialling F-10
Drafting of 11-12 curriculum
2012
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Implementation of English, Mathematics, History and Science F – 10
“Packaging” of agreed 11-12 curriculum into VCE studies
2013
• Implementation workshops for new study designs in English,
Mathematics, History and Science
2014
• New study designs introduced for Units 1 and 2 English,
Mathematics, History and Science
2015?
• New study designs introduced for Units 3 and 4 English,
Mathematics, History and Science
2016?
• Accreditation of new study designs
2015-2020
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AusVELS at a glance
• AC English
• AC Mathematics
• AC History
• AC Science
Plus remainder of VELS
http://ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/
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AusVELS consists of
11 Levels from F to 10
Learning Areas (domains)
Strands
Content descriptions
Achievement standards
Work samples
Cross Curriculum Priorities
Nominal school level
VELS Level
AusVELS Level
Prep/Foundation
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Foundation
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
4
5
4
4
6
7
10
5
6
5
8
9
3
7
8
6
9
10
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F-10 website
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Resources to support implementation AusVELS
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Register for online professional development programs
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Senior Secondary at a glance - VCE
• VCE designed to be completed over 2 years but not
restricted
• 42 VCE studies plus 46 VCE Languages
• combination of school and external assessment
(VCAA)
• Higher Education Studies (university) can be included
• Study designs are published online only from 2012
(hard copies still current)
• assessment handbooks
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Senior Secondary at a glance - VCE
• Students are required to satisfactorily complete
minimum 16 VCE units, (most students complete 2224) including 3 from the English group
• Unit 3 and 4 study scores contribute to ATAR
• VCAA Administrative Handbook on website
• www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/index.html
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Senior Secondary at a glance - VET
Senior School Certificates
VCAL
VCE
(Victorian Certificate of Education)
Usually 20-24 units
90 different studies available
(Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning)
Literacy & Numeracy, Industry Specific Skills,
Work Related Skills,
Personal Development Skills
Vocational Education & Training
VCE VET Program
School Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship
Other VET Certificates
Training
(TAFE or school, industry, RTO, ACE)
Structured Workplace Learning
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VET – Key features
• nationally recognised training – 350+ qualifications
• VCE VET programs, Block Credit Recognition,
Apprenticeships and Traineeships
• scored assessment in 14 VCE VET programs
• multiple and varied delivery mechanisms
• you may not teach it but you will teach someone
who is doing some VET
• http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vet/index.html
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Senior Secondary at a glance - VCAL
• Senior secondary school qualification
• in 2011 there were 21,350 enrolments in 440 providers
• has a focus on applied learning or hands on learning
• develops and extends pathways for young people to:
—Work, apprenticeships/traineeships
—Training and further education
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VCAL Resources
• professional development program for VCAL
providers
• Curriculum Planning Guides
• Unit Assessment Planning Guide
• VCE and VCAL Administrative Handbook
• brochures for parents/Year 10 students
• Web address: www.vcaa.vic.edu.au
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Contact Information
Early Years
Telephone: (03) 9651 4334
Email: veyldf@edumail.vic.gov.au
AusVELS
Telephone: (03) 9651 4617
Email: vcaa.vels@edumail.vic.gov.au
VCE
Telephone: (03) 9651 4453
Email: curriculum.vcaa@edumail.vic.gov.au
VET
Telephone (03) 9651 4458
Email: vet.vcaa@edumail.vic.gov.au
VCAL
Telephone: (03) 9651 4435
Email: vcaa.vcal@edumail.vic.gov.au
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F-10 Assessment
National Testing
• What is NAPLAN? What is tested? How is this
reported to parents and to schools? How can teachers
make best use of NAPLAN data?
On Demand Testing
• What types of tests are available on the On Demand
system? How can they be used? How are students’
results reported?
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What is NAPLAN?
National Assessment Program
– Literacy And Numeracy
• The NAPLAN is a series of Literacy and Numeracy
tests that are delivered to all Australian Year 3, 5, 7
and 9 students at the same time, every year.
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Who develops the NAPLAN tests?
• The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority
(ACARA) has the responsibility for developing the NAPLAN tests.
• Item development and test construction is done in consultation with
the VCAA and other state test administration authorities.
Who participates in NAPLAN?
• Participation in NAPLAN is compulsory for all students in Years 3, 5, 7
and 9 across Australia.
• Exemptions can be granted to students with significant intellectual
disabilities, or to those who have been learning English for less than
one year.
• Students with disabilities should be given the opportunity to
participate in the tests, rather than being automatically exempted, and
a range of disability adjustments are available to assist students.
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What is tested?
Literacy
• Reading (questions related to texts in a reading magazine).
• Writing (narrative or persuasive writing, based on a common prompt).
• Language Conventions (spelling, grammar and punctuation).
Numeracy
• Includes Number, Algebra, function and pattern (Structure), Space and
Measurement, chance and data.
• Year 7 and Year 9 students complete two Numeracy tests – one in which the
use of a calculator is allowed, and one in which it is not.
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Reporting NAPLAN results
 National Report (ACARA)
Includes national and state statistics. A preliminary report (September) is followed by a
more detailed report in December. Website: www.nap.edu.au
 Parent Reports
Delivered to schools for distribution to parents. Show the student’s achievement in each
test area with respect to national average and middle 60% of results.
 School Reports
The web-based NAPLAN Data Service provides school and student data, with
comparisons to state and national results. The first release (September) contains school,
state and some national level data. A second release occurs when full national data are
supplied to the VCAA. Website: https://naplands.vcaa.vic.edu.au
 The MySchool website
Developed by the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA).
Provides school level data on Australian schools, with reference to national results and
results from statistically similar schools. Website: http://www.myschool.edu.au/
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The NAPLAN Data Service
The NAPLAN Data Service contains a number of reports that provide summary
and diagnostic information about student performance at school and classroom
levels.
2012 Reports available:
•School Summary Report
•Group Summary Report
•Assessment Area Report
•Writing Criteria Report
•Item Analysis Report
•Student Response Report
•Student Achievement Level Report
•Five Year Trend Report
•School Comparison Report
•Student Comparison Report
•Relative Growth Report*
*this is a new report for 2012, and replaces the
Student Comparison Report (2009 – 2011)
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On Demand Tests and Reports
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The VCAA Assessment Online (On Demand) System delivers online tests from
a central repository to students’ computers via the Internet and a school’s local
network.
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Contains Adaptive and Linear tests in English and Mathematics, at both
dimension and domain levels.
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Teachers use the resource when, where and how they choose, and the tests are
automatically marked.
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At classroom level, the system can be used to:
– establish the general VELS range at which students are performing (adaptive
tests).
– identify individual strengths and weaknesses (progress tests).
– corroborate teacher judgements.
– assist in planning of teaching programs.
– monitor student progress; pre and post testing.
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On Demand Information and Support
VCAA On Demand documentation
http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/prep10/ondemand/index.html
On Demand Helpdesk
Freecall: 1800 827 721
Email: vcaa.ondemand.support@edumail.vic.gov.au
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