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VCE Stuff => Victorian Education Discussion => Topic started by: brightsky on June 23, 2010, 04:06:35 pm

Title: Improving Tertiary Selection in Victoria
Post by: brightsky on June 23, 2010, 04:06:35 pm

http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/people/staff_pages/James/Improving_Tertiary_Selection_in_Victoria.pdf

Title: Re: Improving Tertiary Selection in Victoria
Post by: EvangelionZeta on June 23, 2010, 06:29:21 pm

Agreed that VCE isn't perfect, but the problems with the portfolio/interview/aptitude testing is tha you can study for that too, ESPECIALLY if you have money, hence making it redundant as a solution.

Title: Re: Improving Tertiary Selection in Victoria
Post by: schmalex on June 23, 2010, 08:50:15 pm

Also, aptitude testing doesn't test motivation or work ethic, which si just as important as aptitude.

Title: Re: Improving Tertiary Selection in Victoria
Post by: shinny on June 23, 2010, 08:55:58 pm

Quote from: schmalex on June 23, 2010, 08:50:15 pm

Also, aptitude testing doesn't test motivation or work ethic, which si just as important as aptitude.

I find this particularly true in terms of uni. Some naturally gifted people are willing to to commit themselves for a year or even less to do well on their VCE, but then they hit uni and their motivation fades and they end up doing poorly or even dropping out as a result of being unable to maintain their motivation.

Title: Re: Improving Tertiary Selection in Victoria
Post by: schmalex on June 23, 2010, 08:58:11 pm

Well VCE is still probably a better indicator of motivaton and work ethic than an aptitude test