Unit 4: Economic Management

September classroom resources 2008

A budgetary policy review activity (or SAC) contributed by Andre Pitts from the Oakleigh Greek Orthodox School
Exam Preparation Activity using cartoon anaylsis - Cartoons by Nicholson from The Australian www.nicholsoncartoons.com.au

July Classroom resources 2008

SAC 1 (Outcome 1) for Unit 4 focussing on Budgetary Policy questions from past exams. It comes completed with suggested responses
SAC 2 (Outcome 1) for Unit 4 focussing on Monetary Policy questions from past exams. It comes completed with suggested responses

Classroom September 2007 Resources

Units 3 and 4 revision activity

Contributed by Ashley Evans from McKinnon Secondary College. This is an excellent task utilising podcasting technology that should cater for all students - select here

Revision Fun

Finally, for a bit of fun around revision time, I have included an activity I have used with my students based on the program ‘One versus One Hundred’ - select here

Previously uploaded resources

Unit 4 Course Outline

For the course outline select here

Gap Filler

A fill the gaps interactive activity to use in Unit 4 that is derived from the February monetary policy statement. The statement is excellent in terms of the information it provides about the direction of monetary policy. It is very handy for examination preparation because it provides a summary of the major events impacting on the economy during 2006 and it is a document that may be referred to in the examination itself (as was the case last year).

Outcome 1 Test
A test, complete with suggested answers, that is intended to be used for Outcome 1, unit 4.

Compak Supplements Issue 4, 2008

Revising Units 3 and 4—a podcasting approach: part 1 (ECO408_1A, issue 4, October 2008) Word or PDF
Revising Units 3 and 4—a podcasting approach: part 2 (ECO408_1B, issue 4, October 2008) Word or PDF
Draft revised VCE Economics Study Design (ECO408_2, issue 4, October 2008) Word or PDF
Economics Units 3 and 4 practice exam 2008 and suggested answers (ECO408_3, issue 4, October 2008) Word or PDF
Review of 2008 Economics Workbook (ECO408_4, issue 4, October 2008) Word or PDF

Compak Issue 4 2007 Supplements

Economics Units 3 and 4 exam preparation strategies for students (ECO407_1, issue 4, October 2007) Word or PDF
Economics Units 3 and 4 practice exam 2007 and suggested answers (ECO407_2, issue 4, October 2007) Word or PDF

Compak Issue 3 2007 Supplements

Sample assessment task for Outcome 2 in and suggested answers (PDF, 328K, ECO307_2.pdf, Issue 3, August 2007, page 50)

Classroom September 2006

Cartoons Analysis of Key 2006 Economics Events

Editor's contribution
This activity uses Nicholson cartoons to consolidate student awareness or knowledge of key events taking place over 2006. This is excellent exam preparation and comes with suggested interpretations for each cartoon at the end of the document.

Step by Step Approach to Answering an Examination

Editor's contribution
This activity is a document designed to provide students with a step by step approach to answering an examination. It uses the VCAA Economics Examination of 2004 as the example and it also comes complete with suggested responses.

Practice Examination

Editor's contribution
A comprehensive Practice Examination for 2006 with suggested responses at the end of the document.

Compak Issue 3 2006

Sample Outcome 1 Assessment Task for Unit 4

Alan Wharton, Caulfield Grammar School
Alan Wharton uses two assessment tasks to assess student achievement of Outcome 1 in Unit 4. One of these is a test. This Outcome 1 test uses a format and structure similar to the end-of-year VCE Economics examination and includes some questions from the 2005 VCE Economics examination to give students authentic exam practice.