Anna Symes & Lenny Robinson

$37.50 inc. GST
±52pp, 275x195mm, softcover

ISBN 978-1921333-90-3

Available June 2025

A GUIDE TO ASSESSMENT AND THE EXAM
An invaluable resource for both teachers and students, VCE Philosophy: Assessment and Examination Supplement for Units 3&4 is a guide to how students can prepare most effectively for the assessment requirements of the new VCE Philosophy Study Design (2025) and the new examination format.

With special focus on the application of philosophy to contemporary living and the use of case studies, and incorporating the dispositional ‘Characteristics of Study’, students will be guided to genuinely do philosophy as they reach their own justified points of view through structured essays and shorter pieces of argument. Containing suggestions for assessment tasks, annotated work samples, tips on the examination and practice examination papers, this must-have resource will help students to reach their potential in all assessed work in VCE Philosophy.

CONTENTS
Chapter 1 – How is VCE Philosophy Assessed?
• Short-answer responses
• Extended responses
• Writing essays in Philosophy
• Responding to stimulus material and case studies
• Other formats for assessment: dialogue, narrative and presentations
Chapter 2 – Unit 3: The Good Life
• Examples of assessment tasks
• Sample responses and assessor’s commentary
Chapter 3 – Unit 4: On Believing
• Examples of assessment tasks
• Sample responses and assessor’s commentary
Chapter 4 – The Examination
• Preparing for the exam and revision strategies
• Approaching the exam
• Avoiding common mistakes and tips for success
Chapter 5 – Practice Exam Papers