2013 VCE examination statistics
1. Guide to analysing your school’s VCE results
There is now a guide providing school staff with suggestions on how to analyse their students’ VCE results, using data from the VCE Examination Results Service and VCE Data Service. The guide is tailored according to staff rolesin schools, for example class teacher, faculty head.
VASS administrators can download the file ‘A Guide to Analysing Your School’s VCE Results’ from VASS using the menu:System Admin/Downloads. In the Key Words box type ‘VCE’ and click on the [Find] button. In the File Description box, select the file ‘A Guide to Analysing Your School’s VCE Results’ and click on the [Download] button. This file can opened in PDF format.
2. VCE Examination Results Service
The 2013 VCE examination summary results data will be made available on VASS to school and RTO staff from 3.00 pm on Sunday 15 December 2013.
As a courtesy to other schools, the VCAA strongly recommends schools run these particular sets of reports (School Admin School Statistics) until after 5.00pm. This will ensure that all schools will be able to efficiently download individual student results in preparation for working with students the following day.
Teachers can use this data to:
- identify strengths and weaknesses in a class’s performance against particular parts of the curriculum
- consider the effectiveness of current teaching practices
- inform their professional learning discussions with fellow teachers, leading to improved teaching practices for their VCE classes in the following year.
The range of reports within the VCE Examination Results Service can be accessed in VASS through the menu School Admin School Statistics.
The following table provides details of some of the reports available through the Examination Results Service.
No. / Report Name / Description1 / Examinations − Summary / This report provides the overall results for each examination at both a class and school level.
2 / Examinations − Questions/Criteria / This report provides the results for each question/criterion for an examination at both a class and school level.
3 / Statistical Moderation / The report provides the results statistical moderation. This is the process of mapping the school assessment scale onto the statewide assessment scale for School-based Assessments.
4 / Indicative Grades Feedback / This report provides a comparison of teacher’s indicative grades versus final grades.
The VCAA encourages that relevant staff have online access to the Examination Results Service. Online access provides more detailed information compared to the standard printed reports.Staff wishing to use this service should contact their VASS Administrator.
Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) that have access to VASS will be able to produce VET results and statistics reports for students undertaking VET certificates provided by the RTO.These results and statistics include Graded Assessment results for scored VCE VET units.
These reports can be accessed in VASS through the menu Results Admin > RTO Reports.The different statistical reports available are in the following table.
No. / Report Name / Description1 / Examination StatisticsExaminations − Summary / Overall results for each examination for the RTO
2a / Examination Statistics
Examinations − Questions/Criteria / Results for each question/criteria for an examination for the RTO
3. VCE Data Service
The 2013 VCE results data will be available in the VCE Data Service in mid-January 2014. Schools can access this service in VASS through the menu School Admin VCE Data Service > Reporting.
School staff, such as VCE coordinators and faculty heads, can use the VCE Data Service to analyse the performance information of their VCE students. In particular, staff can identify strengths and weaknesses in the overall performance of groups of students in the school’s VCE program.
Staff wishing to utilise this service should contact their VASS coordinator, who can then provide access.
3. Professional development in analysing your school’s VCE results
The VCAA will be conducting free professional development sessions for school staff wishing to enhance their skills at analysing their school’s VCE results. These sessions will start in late February 2014.
These sessions will cover how to analyse your school’s VCE results, both from the VCE Examination Results Service and the VCE Data Service. During the sessions staff will have the opportunity to analyse their own school’s VCE results and ask questions about their results. The sessions are designed for new users but are also informative for experienced users.
Each 2½-hour session is provided free of charge.
For session schedule and registration details, please visit theVCAA’sprofessional developmentwebpage.
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Notice 132-2013