1. INFORMATION VCAA www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/vce/exams/examsassess reports.html RASNET www.rasnet.vic.edu.au

2. RELIGION AND SOCIETY EXAM - Whole Course 2 Hours Use ALL Time PLAN Section A - Units 3/4 30 minutes -20 marks 3-5 Questions Short Answers Section B - Units 3/4 45 minutes - 40 marks 2 Questions Extended Response Section C – Units 3/4 45 minutes - 40 marks 1 Question Essay or Report

3. SECTIONS A, B and C - UNITS 3/4 Any area of the Study Design can be in any section of exam Significance of Core Beliefs Expression of Core Beliefs - Aspects Implications of Core Beliefs for Living Continuity and Maintenance of Religious Beliefs Life Experience and Religious Beliefs Historical Challenges and Response Contemporary Challenges and their Impact

4. SECTION A – UNITS 3/4 SHORT ANSWERS Think – outside the example – big picture Examples are supportive of your position Be concise Be precise Relevance to your study Be guided by marks and space

5. SECTIONS B and C Remember CONTEXTRemember CONTEXT Basic historical and theological knowledge.Basic historical and theological knowledge. Provide perspective for their topic and their responses.Provide perspective for their topic and their responses. Avoid unlimited generalisations, with very little supportive evidence.Avoid unlimited generalisations, with very little supportive evidence. Demonstrate the inquiring and analytical requirements of the Study Design.Demonstrate the inquiring and analytical requirements of the Study Design. Factual accuracy.Factual accuracy.

6. SECTION B – UNITS 3/4 Extended ResponsesExtended Responses Connections between question partsConnections between question parts Building total responsesBuilding total responses Avoid content repetitionAvoid content repetition

7. SECTION C – Units 3/4 ESSAYS PlanPlan Introductions to essays are tremendously importantIntroductions to essays are tremendously important The answer to the question should be clear in the introductionThe answer to the question should be clear in the introduction The rest of the essay provides substantiating evidence and analytical argument for the position stated in the introductionThe rest of the essay provides substantiating evidence and analytical argument for the position stated in the introduction

8. SECTION C – Units 3/4 REPORTS Contents Page – Title and Structure (This is a Table of Contents -Headings which can be Questions or Statements) Introduction – Purpose - Contention All sections of the Body of the Report:  Factually accurate  Analyse information  Supportive evidence Conclusion ?? Depends on Question

9. EXAMINATION ASSESSMENT CRITERIA The examination will address all criteria. Not all criteria apply to each question. Criteria are not equally weighted.

10. EXAMINATION ASSESSMENT CRITERIA 1.Use of evidence to support arguments and conclusions. 2.Knowledge of core beliefs within one or more religious tradition/s. 3.Understanding of the interplay between religious beliefs and significant life experiences. 4.Analysis of continuity and maintenance of a core religious belief or beliefs within one or more religious tradition/s. 5.Analysis of the interplay between a tradition’s religious beliefs and vision for society in relation to one or more specific issue/s. 6.Evaluation of the ways one or more religious tradition/s have responded to a significant challenge.