Unit 3: Critical Thinking Test
Test specifications and advice
Examination specifications (pdf - 40.1kb) (Version 3, February 2021)
Sample questions (pdf - 239.11kb) (April 2019)
Front cover of 2021 Critical Thinking Test (July 2021)
Past tests and test reports
Tests relating to the current study design
The following tests relate to the current
VCE Extended Investigation study design and other curriculum materials.
2020
2020 Critical Thinking Test (pdf - 1.04mb)
2020 Critical Thinking Test report (docx - 103.89kb)
2019
2019 Critical Thinking Test (pdf - 704.23kb)
2019 Critical Thinking Test report (pdf - 213.96kb)
Tests relating to previous study designs
Students and teachers should note that, with the introduction of a new study design, the following past tests are not necessarily a guide to the current VCE test for this study.
Unit 4: Externally Assessed Task (EAT) – Oral presentation and written report
Assessment criteria and performance-level descriptors
Assessment criteria and performance-level descriptors – Oral presentation (docx - 668.51kb) (February 2021)
Assessment criteria and performance-level descriptors – Written report (docx - 678.48kb) (February 2021)
Task specifications and advice
Oral presentation specifications (pdf - 42.6kb) (Version 3, February 2021)
Written report specifications (pdf - 46.7kb) (Version 3, February 2021)
Past task reports
Task reports relating to the current study design
The following reports relate to the current
VCE Extended Investigation study design and other curriculum materials.
2020
2020 VCE Extended Investigation oral EAT report (docx - 95.78kb)
2020 VCE Extended Investigation written EAT report (docx - 93.78kb)
2019
2019 Oral presentation (pdf - 156.8kb)
2019 Written report (pdf - 176.46kb)
Task reports relating to previous study designs
Students and teachers should note that, with the introduction of a new study design, the following past reports are not necessarily a guide to the current VCE examination for this study.
Past tests are made available after any copyright issues are finalised. The Chief Assessor prepares Critical Thinking Test and Externally Assessed Task reports summarising student performance in past tests and tasks. Test reports contain some answers.