The CPAP Assessment Tasks (CATs) can be used as a set for each study, or purchased individually to supplement existing tasks used at your school. The CATs are priced from $15 for each outcome, come complete with suggested responses, and contain a license to photocopy or upload within each purchasing school.  This means that an assessment package for each unit 3 Study will cost as little as $50 (or less with discounts!).  Orders can only be made by schools and the tasks will only be distributed to school email addresses. Download the brochure here.

NOTE THAT ALL ASSESSMENT TASKS FOR 2012 ARE NEW AND DISTINCT FROM THE 2011 TASKS.  THIS ENSURES THAT THEY INCORPORATE THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN EACH SUBJECT AREA AND PREVENTS STUDENTS FROM GLEANING INFORMATION FROM PAST STUDENTS.  IN PARTICULAR, THE 2012 TASKS FOR ACCOUNTING ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE NEW 2012-2016 STUDY DESIGN

The CATs have been written exclusively by VCE Examination Assessors with the purpose of providing high quality assessment material for teachers of Commerce studies in the Victorian Curriculum.  Our writers have prepared each task via a structured question format, with a focus on the key knowledge and skills for each area of study.  In particular,
 
’CPAP writers have used their recent examination assessing experience to prepare tasks that reflect the standard expected in VCE examinations, focusing on the common errors made by students, whilst simultaneously addressing the core requirements of each outcome’   

All CATs have been recently completed to ensure that the latest developments are incorporated into their design.  Overall, CATs will ease teacher workload and provide teachers with security in the knowledge that assessment tasks are prepared by experts in the relevant field.

Accounting Unit 3 CAT 1 (Outcome 1)

Structured questions requiring students to record financial data for a single activity sole trader using a double entry system, and discuss the function of various aspects of this accounting system.

Accounting Unit 3 CAT 2 (Outcome 2)Structured questions requiring students to record balance day adjustments and prepare and interpret accounting reports.

Accounting Unit 4 CAT 1 (Outcome 1)

Structured questions requiring students to record financial data using double entry accounting and report accounting information using an accrual-based system for a single activity sole trader, and discuss the function of various aspects of this accounting system. 

Accounting Unit 4 CAT 2 (Outcome 2)

Structured questions requiring students to prepare budget and variance reports, evaluate the performance of a business using financial and non-financial information and discuss strategies to improve the profitability and liquidity of the business.

 
Bus Man Unit 3 CAT 1 (Outcome 1)

Structured questions requiring students to discuss and analyse the context in which large-scale organisations operate.

Bus Man Unit 3 CAT 2 (Outcome 2)

Structured questions requiring students to discuss and analyse major aspects of the internal environment of large-scale organisations.

Bus Man Unit 3 CAT 3 (Outcome 3)

Structured questions requiring students to discuss and analyse strategies related to operations management.

Bus Man Unit 4 CAT 1 (Outcome 1)

Structured questions requiring students to analyse and evaluate practices and processes related to human resource management.

Bus Man Unit 4 CAT 2 (Outcome 2)

Structured questions requiring students to analyse and evaluate the management of change in a large-scale organisation, and evaluate the impact of change on the internal environment of a large-scale organisation.

Economics Unit 3 CAT 1 (Outcome 1)

Structured questions requiring students to explain how markets operate to allocate scarce resources, and discuss the extent to which markets operate freely in Australia.

Economics Unit 3 CAT 2 (Outcome 2)

Structured questions requiring students to explain the nature and importance of key economic goals in Australia, describe the factors that may have influenced the achievement of these goals over the past four years, and analyse the impact each of these goals may have on living standards.

Economics Unit 4 CAT 1 (Outcome 1)

Structured questions requiring students to explain the nature and operation of government macroeconomic demand management policies, explain the relationship between budgetary and monetary policy, and analyse how the policies may be used to achieve key economic goals and improve living standards in Australia.

Economics Unit 4 CAT 2 (Outcome 2)

Structured questions requiring students to explain the nature and operation of government aggregate supply policies analyse how they may be used to achieve key economic goals and improve living standards in Australia, and analyse the current government policy mix.

Legal Studies Unit 3 CAT 1 (Outcome 1)

Structured questions requiring students to explain the structure and role of parliament, including its processes and effectiveness as a law-making body, describe why legal change is needed, and the means by which such change can be influenced.

 Legal Studies Unit 3 CAT 2 (Outcome 2)

Structured questions requiring students to explain the role of the Commonwealth Constitution in defining law-making powers within a federal structure, analyse the means by which law-making powers may change, and evaluate the effectiveness of the Commonwealth Constitution in protecting human rights.

 Legal Studies Unit 3 CAT 3 (Outcome 3)

Structured questions requiring students to describe the role and operation of courts in lawmaking, evaluate their effectiveness as law-making bodies and discuss their relationship with parliament.

 Legal Studies Unit 4 CAT 1 (Outcome 1)

Structured questions requiring students to describe and evaluate the effectiveness of institutions and methods for the determination of criminal cases and the resolution of civil disputes.

 Legal Studies Unit 4 CAT 2 (Outcome 2)

Structured questions requiring students to explain the processes and procedures for the resolution of criminal cases and civil disputes, and evaluate their operation and application, and valuate the effectiveness of the legal system.