Information regarding the HSC examination in Classical Hebrew Continuers from 2010
Decisions made by the Board of Studies in December 2008 have resulted in changes to some HSC examinations in 2010 and beyond.
In the Classical Hebrew Continuers HSC examination in 2010 and beyond:
- Section I, Part A will consist of short-answer questions to the value of 40 marks spread across the prescribed Tanakh texts. It is no longer an examination requirement that questions on the Ketuvim refer to a theme.
- Section I, Part B will be an extended response question based on an extract or extracts from one or more of the prescribed texts, worth 10 marks. There will be one question only. The question may be based on any of the prescribed texts, not only the Ketuvim as in past examinations.
- Section II will consist of short-answer questions on the prescribed Mishna to the value of 20 marks.
- The total number of marks in Sections I and II is reduced from 85 marks to 70 marks, with a corresponding increase in Section III. The additional marks in Section III include grammar questions on unseen texts.
Working through past HSC examinations would be a valuable part of a student’s preparation program for the 2010 HSC examination in this course. The nature, format and particular emphasis of questions may change from year to year. It is important that students read and respond to the questions in examinations rather than prepare a response to a preconceived idea of what the question will entail.
A sample cover page for the 2010 Classical Hebrew Continuers HSC examination has been prepared to help illustrate the structure of the examination and the recommended time for each section.
The Board also decided that rubrics be amended (where necessary) to ensure that, in the marking of responses, due emphasis is placed on the structure and organisation of responses, the quality of the arguments and explanations, and the relevance of the content to the question asked.
More details about the examination, and information about assessment components and weightings are in Assessment and Reporting in Classical Hebrew Continuers Stage 6.(PDF, 210 KB)