Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
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The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) is a statutory authority of the Government of Victoria
responsible for the provision of curriculum and assessment programs for students in Victoria, Australia. The VCAA is directly responsible to the Victorian Minister for Education through the VCAA Board.
At the senior secondary level, the VCAA provides curriculum and assessment for the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
and the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)
.
At the Prep to Year 10 level, the VCAA provides curriculum for the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) and formerly administered the Achievement Improvement Monitor (AIM)
program (now replaced by the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)) which provides an indication of the literacy
and numeracy
skills of students. Students in Victoria undertake the testing in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
The VCAA also celebrates student achievement through its excellence and awards programs.
In a Year 12 VCE English examination in 2011 the VCAA instructed over 40,000 students to analyse a supposedly made-up blog that they in actual fact plagiarised from an opinion piece written by Helen Razer
which was published in Melbourne-based newspaper The Age
in 2010. Some of the comments written on the original article's webpage were also plagiarised.
Government of Victoria
The Government of Victoria, under the Constitution of Australia, ceded certain legislative and judicial powers to the Commonwealth, but retained complete independence in all other areas...
responsible for the provision of curriculum and assessment programs for students in Victoria, Australia. The VCAA is directly responsible to the Victorian Minister for Education through the VCAA Board.
At the senior secondary level, the VCAA provides curriculum and assessment for the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)
Victorian Certificate of Education
The Victorian Certificate of Education or VCE is the credential awarded to secondary school students who successfully complete high school level studies in the state of Victoria, Australia. Study for the VCE is usually completed over two years, but it can be spread over a longer period in some cases...
and the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)
Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning
The Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning is a 'hands-on' option for students in Years 11 and 12 in Victoria, Australia.The VCAL gives students practical work-related experience, as well as literacy and numeracy skills and the opportunity to build personal skills that are important for life...
.
At the Prep to Year 10 level, the VCAA provides curriculum for the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS) and formerly administered the Achievement Improvement Monitor (AIM)
Achievement Improvement Monitor
The Achievement Improvement Monitor program is used to monitor the development of literacy and numeracy skills of school students in Victoria, Australia....
program (now replaced by the National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN)) which provides an indication of the literacy
Literacy
Literacy has traditionally been described as the ability to read for knowledge, write coherently and think critically about printed material.Literacy represents the lifelong, intellectual process of gaining meaning from print...
and numeracy
Numeracy
Numeracy is the ability to reason with numbers and other mathematical concepts. A numerically literate person can manage and respond to the mathematical demands of life...
skills of students. Students in Victoria undertake the testing in Years 3, 5, 7 and 9.
The VCAA also celebrates student achievement through its excellence and awards programs.
In a Year 12 VCE English examination in 2011 the VCAA instructed over 40,000 students to analyse a supposedly made-up blog that they in actual fact plagiarised from an opinion piece written by Helen Razer
Helen Razer
Helen Razer is a Melbourne-born and Canberra-raised radio presenter and writer. She is the author of four non-fiction books and a columnist with the Australian version of The Big Issue, Melbourne newspaper The Age, and contributor to monthly magazine, Cherrie .-Media work:Razer was a prominent...
which was published in Melbourne-based newspaper The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
in 2010. Some of the comments written on the original article's webpage were also plagiarised.