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Memorandum to Schools 40/2008

5 May 2008

Changes to the Physics examination

The attention of the VCE co-ordinator and Physics teachers is drawn to the following memorandum. A similar notice also appeared in the March 2008 edition of the VCAA Bulletin.

From 2005 until 2007 each VCE Physics examination consisted of Section A containing two compulsory core areas of study and Section B from which students responded to one Detailed Study chosen from three options. In each of the Detailed Studies about half the questions were multiple-choice and the remainder were short-response questions.

From and including 2008, the number of multiple-choice questions in Section A will be reduced and Section B will consist entirely of multiple-choice questions. The weightings of each area of study will not change.In accordance with the current study design the marks allocated for each area of study are as follows.

	Area of Study Marks	Marks (%)
Examination 1	Motion in one and two dimensions	35–45
	Electronics and Photonics	25–35
	Unit 3 Detailed Study	25–35
Examination 2	Electric Power	35–45
	Interactions of light and matter	25–35
	Unit 4 Detailed Study	25–35

On each Detailed Study there will be 13 multiple-choice questions worth 2 marks each.The content of the questions will be very similar to those on previous examination papers. Section A on each examination will consist mainly of short response questions. Students will answer the multiple-choice questions, in pencil, on a multiple-choice answer sheet. On this multiple-choice answer sheet students will be required to identify the Detailed Study that their responses relate to.It will not be possible to submit answers for more than one Detailed Study. A copy of the multiple-choice answer sheet will be included in the examination advice material for both June and November. This advice will be available prior to the examinations on the VCAA website www.vcaa.vic.edu.au

Enquiries should be directed to Ms Kris Allen Project Manager (Phone: 9225 2356).

 

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