Rules for authentication of school-based assessment
Students must observe and apply the VCAA authentication rules for school-based assessment. Students must sign an authentication record for work done outside class when they submit the completed task.
The VCAA authentication rules for school-based assessment state that a student must: • make sure that all work submitted for assessment is their own • not plagiarise the work of someone else or or other source • not cheat • acknowledge all resources used, including: » texts, websites and other source material » the name and status of any person or source who provided assistance and the type of assistance provided • not receive undue assistance from another person, including their teacher, or source in the preparation and submission of work. • Acceptable levels of assistance include: » incorporating ideas or material derived from other sources (for example, by reading, viewing or note taking) but which have been transformed by the student and used in a new context » prompting and general advice from another person or source, which leads to refinements or self- correction or both • Unacceptable forms of assistance include: » use of or copying another person’s work, including their teacher’s work, another source’s work or other resources without acknowledgement » use of or copying sample answers provided by their teacher, another person or another source » corrections or improvements made or dictated by another person, including their teacher • not submit the same piece of work for assessment in more than one study, or more than once within a study • not circulate or publish a piece of work that is being submitted for assessment in a study in the academic year of enrolment • not knowingly assist another student in a breach of rules.
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