presented by greg durkin for dltv 27 august, 2015

THE END OF YEAR EXAM

Presented by Greg Durkin For DLTV27 August, 2015

Why Are We Here?

That’s a good question!

Why Are We Here?

Your teachers have presented the curriculum

Why Are We Here?

You have read your notes and studied the text

Why Are We Here?

You have passed your SACs

Why Are We Here?

Now, we will tackle “The Exam”

What is Really Important?

Problem Solving Methodology Analysis Design

Gotcha! – Evaluation Criteria! Development

Debugging is a coding step Testing is not Evaluation

Evaluation

What is Really Important?

IT Apps Web Authoring Software RDBMS Efficiency vs Effectiveness

Software Development UML and Use Cases Programming techniques User Documentation

VET IT Core Units only Anything in units 1 – 4 may be examined

Making The Best of Time

Start studying NOW Concyclic Method, dear boy! Leave time for reflection

Focus on a single aspect at a time Don’t try to take in the whole subject at a

time Write an outline of the course from

memory Best way to point out your weaknesses If you can recall it without prompting, you

know it

Additional Tools

Practice Exams from DLTV Apply formal exam conditions Ask a fellow student to grade you

Former Exams from VCAA Use as for Practice Exams Read Examiners’ Reports

Peer Support Q & A Make up questions to ask each other Reinforces understanding Forces a search of the study material

WHEW!! Almost done.

Writing The Exam Paper

Preparation

Get a good, restful sleep the night before

Use the reading time to understand the exam Find some clues Organise your thinking

Pace Your Answers

Use point value to assign time 120 minutes vs 100 points Complete MCQ in 20 minutes or less

Find questions you can answer quickly, accurately and safely

There should then be adequate time to answer the more difficult questions

Answer The Question

“It was a great answer. What a pity we didn’t ask that question.”

Read the question carefully – rephrase the key terms.

Make certain that your response addresses all of the terms of the question

Write one correct, relevant statement per point for that question.

Key Examination Language

List: You can answer in dot points Explain: looks for the reasons behind

the question. Support and make clear. Describe: Write about the

appearance, characteristics or properties of the topic. What is it like?

Distinguish between x and y: Make sure you have identified a feature of each item.

Key Examination Language

Justify: Explain why the answer you have given is the right answer under the circumstances.

Give an Example: Name an instance that illustrates a point in the question or a previous answer.

Name: Usually seen with “and explain” or “and justify”

Identify a feature of: Read carefully. This question really asks for the qualities or properties of a topic.

Compare and contrast: Use a grid to ensure that you have at least 4 statements.

Are You Ready Now?

Thank you

Greg Durkin : greyruin@gdurkin.com

drk@mwsc.vic.edu.au