Level 8 senior social studies
Indicators
Indicators are examples of the behaviours and capabilities that a teacher might expect to observe in a student who is achieving at the appropriate level. Teachers may wish to add further examples of their own.
Context elaborations
Context elaborations are possible contexts for learning, with a suggestion of how they might be used with the focus achievement objective.
The listed context elaborations are examples only. Teachers can select and use entirely different contexts in response to local situation, community relevance, and students’ interests and needs.
Achievement objective 8.1
Students will gain knowledge, skills, and experience to:
- understand how policy changes are influenced by and impact on the rights, roles, and responsibilities of individuals and communities.
Indicators
- Describes significant aspects related to how policy changes impact on the rights, roles, and responsibilities of individuals and communities.
- Explains the perspectives and values of individuals and communities in relation to the impact of policy changes.
- Analyses how individuals and communities exercise their rights, roles, and responsibilities to influence policy changes.
- Evaluates the impact that policy changes have on the rights, roles, and responsibilities of individuals and communities.
Possible context elaborations
- The Civil Union Bill and gay rights groups:
- How New Zealand became the first nation in the world to legalise same-sex relationships.
- Creating an Auckland supercity.
- The 'anti-smacking' bill and referendum.
- Carbon emissions trading schemes:
- For example, the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.
- Issues relating to crime and punishment:
- For example, pressures for sensible sentencing, concerns over parole laws.
- Issues relating to alcohol:
- For example, calls for bans, advertising restrictions, calls to raise the legal age for access to alcohol, drink-driving.
- Globalisation:
- For example, the role of the World Bank and the IMF in developing economies.
Assessment for qualifications
At the time of publication, achievement standards were in development to align them with The New Zealand Curriculum. Please ensure that you are using the correct version of the standards by going to the
NZQA website.
Aligned level 1 achievement standards were registered for use in 2011 and level 2 for use in 2012; level 3 will be registered for use in 2013.
Learning objective 8.1 can be assessed using the following achievement standards:
- 91597 Social studies 3.2 Conduct a critical social inquiry; Internal, 6 credits.
- 91599 Social studies 3.4 Examine personal involvement in a social action(s) that aims to influence policy change(s); Internal, 6 credits.
- 91600 Social studies 3.5 Examine a campaign of social action(s) to influence policy change(s); Internal, 4 credits.
Refer to the
draft standards matrix.
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Achievement objective 8.2
Students will gain knowledge, skills, and experience to:
- understand how ideologies shape society and that individuals and groups respond differently to these beliefs.
Indicators
- Describes an ideology.
- Explains how and why ideologies shape society.
- Analyses how individuals and groups respond differently to ideological beliefs as a result of their own perspectives, values, and viewpoints.
- Evaluates the significance to society of these different responses.
Possible context elaborations
- Religious diversity within and between nations.
- Globalisation trends:
- Economic ideologies:
- For example, capitalism, socialism, communism.
- Cultural practices:
- For example, treatment of women including inequalities, dowry practices, bride burning.
- Political changes:
- For example, the fall of communism.
Assessment for qualifications
At the time of publication, achievement standards were in development to align them with The New Zealand Curriculum. Please ensure that you are using the correct version of the standards by going to the
NZQA website.
Aligned level 1 achievement standards were registered for use in 2011 and level 2 for use in 2012; level 3 will be registered for use in 2013.
Learning objective 8.2 can be assessed using the following achievement standards:
- 91596 Social studies 3.1 Demonstrate understanding of ideological responses to an issue(s); External, 4 credits.
- 91597 Social studies 3.2 Conduct a critical social inquiry; Internal, 6 credits.
- 91598 Social studies 3.3 Demonstrate understanding of how ideologies shape society; External, 4 credits.
Refer to the
draft standards matrix.
Last updated August 18, 2015
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