Assigning VCAA Languages tests

VCAA Languages Assessments are offered in three levels of increasing difficulty for each language.

This article covers the following topics:

• Test levels
• Previewing the tests
• Assigning the tests to students

Test levels

Alignment to VCAA Levels

You should preview the test content and use your professional judgement when choosing appropriate tests for your students. VCAA Languages Assessments for Italian, French and Japanese have been aligned to the VCAA levels as shown in the table below. Assessments for remaining languages in the suite have not been aligned to the VCAA levels. 

Previewing the tests

All staff members may preview test forms for available assessments.

We encourage all teachers to preview the test forms to understand the content and difficulty of the test questions and to help inform decisions about which tests will be appropriate for students.

To preview tests, follow the steps below:

1. Click the Students
2. Click 'Tests' menu
3. Select 'Preview'

Available assessments will be listed in the drop-down menu.

These test previews appear exactly as they do for students when they are completing the tests.

Assigning the tests to students

1. Open the Students page.
2. Search for and select the students you wish to assign tests to. You will know that students have been selected because their listing turns yellow when the box to the left of their name is ticked.
3. Click on the Tests drop-down menu at the top left of the main student list and select Assign.
4. A pop-up box will open with two drop-down boxes next to each other:
   • Click on the test drop down box and select the test you wish to assign.
   • Click on the form drop-down box and select the test form you wish to assign.
5. As soon as you have selected the form, another set of drop down-boxes will appear and you can follow Step 4 to assign another test form to the selected students. You can assign as many tests as you wish.
6. Once you have selected all the tests you wish to assign, click on the blue button in the bottom right corner of the pop-up box which reads Assign x tests to x students.
7. Once this action has been completed by the system, a notification will appear in the top right corner of your screen.
8. You will be prompted to download the administration instructions and student login details, which should be distributed to students on the day of testing.