[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":3,"doc-seo-316105-105":59,"doc-detail-316105-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,13,18,23,28,33,38,43,48,51,55],{"id":8,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":10,"show_sort_weight":11,"slug":12},1,"Document","Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":14,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":15,"show_sort_weight":16,"slug":17},2,"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":19,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":20,"show_sort_weight":21,"slug":22},4,"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":24,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":25,"show_sort_weight":26,"slug":27},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":29,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":30,"show_sort_weight":31,"slug":32},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":34,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":35,"show_sort_weight":36,"slug":37},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":39,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":40,"show_sort_weight":41,"slug":42},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":44,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":45,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":47},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":46,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":49,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":50},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":52,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":53,"show_sort_weight":52,"slug":54},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":56,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":57,"show_sort_weight":24,"slug":58},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":60,"data":61},"ok",{"site_id":62,"language":63,"slug":64,"title":65,"keywords":66,"description":67,"schema_data":68,"social_meta":123,"head_meta":125,"extra_data":127,"updated_unix":129},105,"en","general-achievement-test-gat","General Achievement Test - GAT","","General Achievement Test (GAT) overview for a test held Wednesday June 13th from 10am to 1:15pm. The GAT assesses students’ general knowledge and skills across written communication, mathematics, science and technology, and humanities, the arts and social sciences. It explains why the GAT is required for VCE assessment procedures, how results support moderation, marking accuracy checks, and Derived Examination Scores, and what materials, timing, and task formats to expect.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":20,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/general-achievement-test-gat/316105/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/general-achievement-test-gat/316105.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Sage","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-10-27","2026-09-20",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":39},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What subjects and skills does the GAT test?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"The GAT tests general knowledge and skills in written communication; mathematics, science and technology; and humanities, the arts, and social sciences.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"How are GAT results used in VCE assessment?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"GAT scores contribute to statistical moderation of school-based results, help check the accuracy of external marking, and are used to calculate Derived Examination Scores.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"What materials and tools are permitted for the GAT?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"Students may use an English and/or bilingual printed dictionary. Electronic dictionaries and calculators are not allowed, and a blue or black pen is required for the two writing tasks; a pencil is required for the multiple-choice answer sheet.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},316105,1790668728,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":19,"category_name":20,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":39,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":24,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":144,"preview_page_count":4},687197207057,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_29158cc5080c5b710cf443261637dec0","General Achievement Test – Wednesday June 13th 10am-1:15pm  \nWhat is the General Achievement Test?  \nThe General Achievement Test is a test of general knowledge and skills in:  \n• written communication  \n• mathematics, science and technology  \n• humanities, the arts and social sciences.  \nThese areas are very broad.  \nEach represents a body of general knowledge and skills that students are likely to have built up through their school years.  \nBecause it is a general test, no special study is required for the GAT. Students will already have done preparation for the GAT in past study of subjects like English, Mathematics, Science and History, where they have built up general knowledge and skills in writing, numeracy and reasoning. These are the knowledge and skills that will be tested.  \nStudents can get a good idea of the questions by looking at previous GAT papers. Students are encouraged to familiarise themselves with these questions and note that all the information needed to work out the right answer is provided.  \nWhy do students have to do the GAT?  \nThe GAT is an essential part of the VCE assessment procedures.  \nAll students enrolled in one or more VCE or scored VCE VET Unit 3 and 4 sequences must sit the GAT.  \nAlthough GAT results do not count directly towards a student’s VCE results, they play an important role in checking that school-based and external assessments have been accurately assessed, and in calculating Derived Examination Scores.  \nThe GAT is used in these ways because achievement on the GAT is a good predictor of achievement on other assessments. If students have done well on the GAT, then their achievements are likely to be high on their school-based and external assessments.  \nClearly, some GAT questions relate more closely to achievement in particular studies. The VCAA takes this into account when it calculates students’ expected achievements in each study for each school. For example, GAT results in mathematics, science and technology play only a minor part in calculating students’ expected achievements in humanities studies.  \nHow is the GAT used?  \nThe VCAA will use students’ GAT scores as a basis for:  \n• contributing to statistical moderation of school-based assessment results  \n• checking the accuracy of external assessment marking  \n• calculating the Derived Examination Scores.  \nStep-by-Step Instructions for Completing the GAT  \nIntroduction  \nThe first thing to note is that all instructions given on this booklet will also appear in writing on the GAT, so there’s no need to memorise them. Supervisors will also help if students have problems with the instructions, but not with the questions themselves.  \nA copy of the front cover of the GAT the assessment criteria and instructions for the writing tasks, a copy of the multiple-choice answer sheet and instructions for answering multiplechoice questions are available. Copies of previous GAT examinations are available from the GAT archive page. ( [http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vce/exams/gat/gat.aspx](http://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Pages/vce/exams/gat/gat.aspx) )  \nPermitted materials  \nAn English and/or bilingual printed dictionary may be taken into the GAT; however, a thesaurus or a combined thesaurus-dictionary is not permitted. Electronic dictionaries and calculators are not allowed. Pens, pencils and an eraser to complete answers to the GAT will be required. Students must use a blue or black pen for the two Writing Tasks and a pencil for their responses on the Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet.  \nTime and tasks  \nThe GAT will take place in a single three-hour session. There will be two writing tasks and 70 multiple-choice questions.  \nWhile students may complete the tasks in any order it is suggested they complete the writing tasks first, then the multiple-choice questions. Bear in mind that any part of the test may be revisited at any time because the answers won’t be collected until the end.  \nIt is suggested that students divide the three hours in","cbCaipNnDQYl09PJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaipNnDQYl09PJ","pdf",58424,"English","# What is the General Achievement Test?\n## Why do students have to do the GAT?\n## How is the GAT used?\n# Step-by-Step Instructions for Completing the GAT\n## Introduction\n## Permitted materials\n## Time and tasks\n## Writing tasks\n## Multiple-choice questions","[{\"question\":\"What subjects and skills does the GAT test?\",\"answer\":\"The GAT tests general knowledge and skills in written communication; mathematics, science and technology; and humanities, the arts, and social sciences.\"},{\"question\":\"How are GAT results used in VCE assessment?\",\"answer\":\"GAT scores contribute to statistical moderation of school-based results, help check the accuracy of external marking, and are used to calculate Derived Examination Scores.\"},{\"question\":\"What materials and tools are permitted for the GAT?\",\"answer\":\"Students may use an English and/or bilingual printed dictionary. Electronic dictionaries and calculators are not allowed, and a blue or black pen is required for the two writing tasks; a pencil is required for the multiple-choice answer sheet.\"}]","General Achievement Test - GAT | PDF",1789909916,13]