Implementing the Victorian Curriculum F–10
The following information outlines curriculum area advice to schools to support remote learning and continuity for students in Economics and Business. This advice should be read in conjunction with broader advice provided to schools regarding the Victorian Curriculum F–10 on the
VCAA and Victorian Curriculum F–10 websites.
Delivering Economics and Business remotely and flexibly
Keep in mind
- Schools can review and adapt their teaching and learning program for Economics and Business to enable the curriculum to be delivered at home via remote learning.
- Teachers are best placed to make teaching and learning decisions and assessment modifications that are appropropriate to their particular circumstances. Teachers need to take into account their access to remote learning tools (such as online learning platforms), the strengths and limitations of their student cohort and the most likely avenues of student engagement for the cohort.
- A program of teaching and learning can be developed for students to complete at home. This program should include learning activities that enable students to demonstrate aspects of the relevant achievement standards in Economics and Business.
- Where possible, teaching and learning activities should be adapted so that they can be undertaken with resources readily available in students' homes and online.
Ideas and connections
- Schools and teachers can select teaching and learning activities that integrate Economics and Business with another learning area and/or capability to enhance efficiency of curriculum delivery.
- Schools already delivering the curriculum through 'flipped classroom' approaches can adapt and extend existing programs.
- Teachers may provide worksheets and examples that scaffold student learning at home.
- To manage continuity of learning, teachers should encourage students to submit completed activities via the school's learning platform or by email. Hard copies can be kept by students and submitted upon return to school.
Useful resources
In addition to VCAA resources, teachers may consider:
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Moneysmart, which includes free, engaging curriculum-aligned classroom resources from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC)
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FUSE resources, Victorian Government Department of Education and Training.
Assessment and achievement standards
- Schools should periodically assess student learning, including evidence from practical activities, against the relevant aspects of the achievement standards in the Victorian Curriculum F–10.
- Formative assessment activities should be adapted so they can be undertaken at home and either submitted electronically or collected in hard copy at a later date.
- Schools may review the range of assessment tasks to achieve a balance between short inquiry-based activities that focus student attention on particular skills and understanding and more open-ended, rich assessment tasks that can be completed over a period of time at home.
- On the resumption of face-to-face learning, schools may undertake a variety of assessments to determine students' actual progression of learning, considering the original teaching and learning program and making the necessary adjustments to this program as required.
For more information
Megan Jeffery, Economics and Business Curriculum Manager
Phone (03) 9032 1696 or email the Economics and Business Curriculum Manager