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The QCAA public website contains loads of useful information regarding your senior subjects. It is wise to become familiar with the syllabuses and assessments for each of your subjects.
The QCAA public website contains loads of useful information regarding your senior subjects. It is wise to become familiar with the syllabuses and assessments for each of your subjects.
You can use the syllabus documents to design your STUDY TIMETABLE for each Internal Assessment and also your External Assessments (EA). The more familiar you are with what you have to know and be able to demonstrate, the better prepared you will be in OCT - NOV when EAs occur.
You can use the syllabus documents to design your STUDY TIMETABLE for each Internal Assessment and also your External Assessments (EA). The more familiar you are with what you have to know and be able to demonstrate, the better prepared you will be in OCT - NOV when EAs occur.
Visit the Senior Subjects page
Visit the Senior Subjects page
Once you are at the Senior Subjects page, click on your subjects one at a time. In each subject, click on the various tabs.
Once you are at the Senior Subjects page, click on your subjects one at a time. In each subject, click on the various tabs.
Let's use ENGLISH as an example...
Let's use ENGLISH as an example...
The first tab - OVERVIEW - will provide information on:
subject summary
what you will learn about
how you will be assessed & the contributions of each assessment task
where the subject will lead you
From reviewing this tab you should know the contributions of the combined IAs and EAs to the subject's total
AND
The contribution - as a percentage - of each of the 4 assessment tasks to your subject total.
In GENERAL & EXTENSION subjects the SUBJECT TOTAL is a result out of 100.
The second tab - SYLLABUS - will provide you with a detailed copy of the syllabus.
A syllabus is a document that communicates information about an academic course or class and defines expectations and responsibilities.
Knowledge of the subject syllabus will be incredibly useful to you when you are devising a STUDY PLAN. It will inform you of the topics covered and what you need to know and be able to do in all of the assessments - particularly, the EAs.
The third tab - TEACHING & LEARNING - is extensive and extremely valuable to you!
It contains:
Subject Reports from previous years. These reports delve into what students did well in previous years - in each IA & EA - and they also identify deficits.
Identify the COGNITIVE VERBS used in the subject.
After reviewing, the TEACHING & LEARNING tab, you should have an excellent understanding regarding the expectations of the IAs and the EAs . You should be able to learn the lessons of the past and commit to improving your outcomes using this knowledge.
You should know the CV used in the subject and, consequently, understand how to respond to assessment so that you receive the best possible result.
The fourth tab, arguably, the most important - ASSESSMENT - is GOLD!
It contains:
IA assessment samples
Annotated IA work samples from high-achieving past students.
External Assessment past papers, including MARKING GUIDES.
After reviewing this tab, you should be aware of the assessment tasks that will be used in the subject.
AND
Know what a high-level response to the IA looks like.
AND
Be able to locate and complete past papers for the EA using the MARKING GUIDE to check your responses.
Don't even bother with the fifth tab!
Be sure to check out your UNIT OUTLINES in the Student Cafe. These outlines contain key dates to help you with your planning as well as Unit Objectives and Summaries so that you can prepare well for your assessments by ensuring you study all the required content.
Be sure to check out your UNIT OUTLINES in the Student Cafe. These outlines contain key dates to help you with your planning as well as Unit Objectives and Summaries so that you can prepare well for your assessments by ensuring you study all the required content.
Here's what you are looking for...this one is for MME! You should have one for each of your subjects.
Here's what you are looking for...this one is for MME! You should have one for each of your subjects.
If you can't locate the Unit 3 Outline (&/or the Unit 4 Outline in Term 2) ask your teacher about it or email the Head of Faculty.
Key Dates
Key Dates
Unit Ojectives
Unit Ojectives
Unit Summary
Unit Summary
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