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. Test reports for written tests contain some answers.
Unit 3: Critical Thinking Test
Test specifications and advice
Test specifications (pdf - 40.07kb) (Version 2, April 2019)
Sample question (pdf - 239.11kb) (April 2019)
Past tests for current study design
A new
VCE Extended Investigation study design is being implemented in 2019.
Past tests for previous study designs
Students and teachers should note that, with the introduction of a new study design, the following examination papers are not necessarily a guide to the current VCE examination in 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 (pdf - 101.87kb)
Assessment criteria and performance-level descriptors – Written report (pdf - 98.33kb)
Test specifications and advice
Oral presentation specifications (pdf - 107.8kb) (March 2019)
Written report specifications (pdf - 110.06kb) (March 2019)
Reports for current study design
2018
2018 Oral presentation (pdf - 253.35kb)
2018 Written report (pdf - 182.71kb)
2017
2017 Oral presentation (pdf - 71.33kb)
2017 Written report (pdf - 81.52kb)