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Learning objectives

7.1 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.4

8.1 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4


Learning objective 8.4

Students will gain knowledge, skills, and experience to:

  • analyse actions necessary for sustainability and plan, implement, and critically evaluate personal action for a sustainable future.

Possible concept links

  • Environmental, social, cultural, and economic sustainability
  • Resilience and regeneration (social)
  • Action orientation (social)
  • Informed decision-making (social)
  • Enterprise and entrepreneurship (economic)
  • Citizenship (social)
  • Ecosystem (environmental)

Indicators of success

  • Develops a personal action plan in relation to a sustainability issue.
  • Implements the action plan, making and documenting changes where necessary.
  • Analyses the interrelationships between the aspects of sustainability in relation to the sustainability issue that provoked the personal action.
  • Establishes judgment criteria and analyses the effectiveness of the personal action in relation to a sustainable future.
  • Considers how the personal action has impacted on own attitudes and behaviours.

Possible context elaborations

  • The planning, development, implementation, and critical evaluation of an innovative waste management system for a school or business.
  • The planning, development, implementation, and critical evaluation of a native planting scheme for a school or community area.
  • The planning, development, implementation, and critical evaluation of a cycling rally to raise awareness of the numerous benefits of cycling.
  • The planning, development, implementation, and critical evaluation of a shade audit for a school.
  • The planning, development, production, and critical evaluation of a film disseminated to an audience designed to raise awareness of a major issue such as climate change.

Assessment for qualifications

At the time of publication of this teaching and learning guide, EfS achievement standards had recently been reviewed. Please ensure that you are using the correct version of the standards by going to the  NZQA website.

Learning objective 8.4 can be assessed using the following achievement standard:

  • AS90828 Education for sustainability 3.1 Evaluate a personal action that contributes towards a sustainable future; Internal, 6 credits.

Last updated March 13, 2024



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