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St Teresa ’ s College

St Teresa ’ s College. QCS Preparation Session. Today ’ s Session: Blocks 1-2. Reintroduction of QCS Common Curriculum Elements (CCE ’ s) SIBs Booklets. Quiz – What do we already know. Who sits the test? Why sit the QCS test? When is the QCS test? What makes up the QCS test?

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St Teresa ’ s College

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  1. St Teresa’s College QCS Preparation Session

  2. Today’s Session: Blocks 1-2 Reintroduction of QCS Common Curriculum Elements (CCE’s) SIBs Booklets

  3. Quiz – What do we already know • Who sits the test? • Why sit the QCS test? • When is the QCS test? • What makes up the QCS test? • What grades are awarded for the QCS test?

  4. The QCS Test • When : T3 Wk8 Tues & Wed • How Long : 4 papers (2 per day) • Who sits it? • All (Queensland) Yr 12 eligible for an OP • Any other Yr 12 students who wish to complete it

  5. Purpose of the QCS Test • To ensure comparability of senior subjects both within and between schools • Making sure student of similar skill and achievement receive a similar OP regardless of the school they attend

  6. Special Provisions • Equitable for all • Very strict guidelines and range of provisions • See Mr Anderson for application paper work • DEADLINE TO APPLY : 18th May 2012

  7. What makes up the test • 4 papers • Writing Task (29%) • 2 x Multiple Choice Tests (43%) • Short Response Task (28%)

  8. Writing Task • 1st paper • 600 word response to stimulus • Marked on: • Responsiveness to stimulus material • Clarity / development of ideas • Organisation of ideas • Grammar, vocab, punctuation, spelling • Correct length

  9. Short Response Item • 3rd paper – Wednesday Morning • A booklet of questions the require a variety of different types of short responses • Types of responses include: • Working through Maths problems • Drawing diagrams • Interpreting / completing patterns • Explaining a concept or your reasoning

  10. Multiple Choice • 2nd and 4th papers (Tues & Wed afternoon) • Select a response A – D for each question • Arguably the hardest • Questions may be: • Reading a diagram • Comprehension of data, literature • Interpreting graphs, info tables, maps

  11. QCS Marking • MC – scanned and computer marked • WT & SR • Marked to specific criteria • Marked in the Sept. School holidays • Scripts may have up to 3 independent markings • All marking is according to a specific marking scheme • No writing is allowed on the student scripts

  12. Very specific list Slightly different for each paper Carried and stored in a transparent container Pens (black ink only) 2B pencils Pencil sharpener Eraser Ruler Approved calculator Protractor Drawing compass Colouring pencils Optional Correction tape / fluid Fluorescent markers Set square Template Equipment Required :

  13. The Mud Army

  14. Why we need to do our best • Each student scores A - E • Subject grades + Subject QCS results  OP • B, B, B, C, C is better than A, C, D, D, D (everyone needs to do best)

  15. Scaled SAIs Raw SAIS A VHA B HA C SA D LA E VLA FROM GRADES TO OP’s 223 400 The raw SAIs of groups of students are scaled in relation to other groups of students by the performance of each group of students on QCS 140 200

  16. Distribution of OP’s throughout Queensland

  17. Aims of Practice Sessions • Familiarise papers. • Strategies and techniques • Confidence.

  18. What does the QCS test assess? • CCE’s – common curriculum elements • 49 CCE’s • CCEs are skills. • Should have been developed throughout schooling.

  19. CCE Activity • Groups of 3. You will be given: • a set of CCE cards. • a poster • blu-tac

  20. Step 1 • Look at your CCE cards and fill in the blanks • What does that word or phase mean? • Give a specific example (subject and situation) when you would use that CCE

  21. Step 2 • Attach your CCE cards to your poster. • Explain on your poster - what all your CCE’s have in common (what is the general theme?)

  22. Presenting Baskets of CCE’s • Group feedback to the cohort. • Orange • Blue • Yellow

  23. Summary of Baskets • Alpha - Comprehending and Collecting (green) • Beta - Structuring and Sequencing (blue) • Pi - Creating and Presenting (grey) • Phi - Applying Techniques and Procedures (pink) • Theta - Analysing, Assessing and Concluding (red)

  24. Mapping CCE’s and your subjects SUBJECTS CCE’s

  25. QCS Practice Outline: Term 2 • Double blocks during classtimes • House rotation through: • Writing Task • Short Resp – Literacy • Multiple Choice – Numeracy • Visual Literacy • Full practice Test

  26. All practice sessions this term are compulsory! The whole cohort’s performance affects your OP. To do well, we must all do our best

  27. SIBS Booklet • QSA resource – Statewide • Basis QCS info and practice • Activity Now – • Handout  answer

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