Food and Technology

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Accreditation period - Units 1-4: 2011-2015

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Curriculum

• Study Design (PDF - 479KB)
  Details on areas of study, outcomes and assessment for Food and Technology Units 1-4: 2011-2015. For details of how to purchase a hardcopy of the VCE Food and Technology Study Design, please refer to Publications.
• Resources (DOC - 178KB)
• Study Summary (DOC - 49KB)
  A summary of the VCE Food and Technology Study Design for 2011-2015.

 

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Assessment

• Assessment Handbook (DOC - 194KB)
  Contains assessment advice for both School-assessed Coursework and the examination.
• 2012 Advice for School Assessment (PDF - 1.3MB)
  VCAA Bulletin VCE, VET and VCAL Supplement 1, February 2012.
  This Supplement is in three sections:
  • Section A contains general information on the enhanced school-based assessment program for 2012.
  • Section B includes general information on school-based assessment, School-assessed Task assessment sheets and criteria for 2011.
  • Section C contains School-assessed Tasks assessment sheets and criteria; authentication record sheets and Technology studies Teacher Additional Comment Sheet.
• 2012 VCE School-based assessment audit and review (PDF - 540KB)
  VCAA Bulletin, VCE, VET and VCAL Supplement 1, December 2011.
• Examination Reports
  Find past exams and sample exams for Food and Technology.
• School-assessed Task and School-assessed Coursework Reports
  Find School-assessed Task and School-assessed Coursework Reports for Food and Technology.

 

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Support Material

• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF - 418KB)
  As published in the VCAA Bulletin, November 2010, Supplement 2.
• Implementation Workshop Materials
  (www.homeeconomics.com.au)
• Table of Complex Processes (updated December 2010, DOC - 77KB)
  Provides additional information about different complex processes for the School-assessed Task (Unit 4, Area of Study 1).
• Professional Development and Resources
  In the beginning – Developing an effective School-assessed Task design brief (PPT - 309KB)
  Used with permission of the author.
  • Home Economics Victoria
    (www.homeeconomics.com.au)
  • Home Economics Institute of Australia (Victoria)
    (www.heia.com.au/)
  • Primary Industries Education Foundation
    (www.primaryindustrieseducation.com.au)

 

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Articles and Excellence

• VCE Season of Excellence
  An annual festival of works created by top VCE students. Includes previous Top Designs and information about exhibition.
• Designed to Inspire (www.museumvictoria.com.au/design)
  View student folios from previous VCE Top Designs exhibitions.