equipment and materials (such as food, wood, metal, plastics and textiles) and electrical and/or mechanical components to make a system. Analysing and evaluating: This involves students testing and evaluating the effectiveness of the solution they have produced and the impacts of their own and others’ products. Information and Communications Technology Standards at levels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 Dimensions: ICT for visualising thinking ICT for creating ICT for communicating Thinking Processes Standards at levels 3, 4, 5 and 6 Dimensions: Reasoning, processing and inquiry Creativity Reflection, evaluation and metacognition Intended aims of the VELS A curriculum that recognises what students need to know and be able to do to succeed in the world such as managing themselves as individuals and in relation to others; understanding the world in which they live; and acting effectively in that world. To provide clearer assessment and reporting strategies to better inform parents about student achievement. Changes to Victorian Standards The VELS is the third program to be introduced into Victoria in the past decade, with the CSF in 1995 and the CSF II in 2000. It builds on the CSF recognising that the CSF had many strengths. The CSF remains as a good curriculum resource to help teachers develop teaching and learning programs in the VELS. See also Curriculum and Standards Framework Curriculum framework Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority References External links Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority: VELS Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Victoria - Curriculum SOFWeb - Blueprint for Government Schools Victorian Government Schools Reference Guide: VELS Victorian Commercial Teachers Association: VELS News Education in Victoria (Australia)