FIELD                        SOCIAL SCIENCES

 

Review of Social Studies Level 2 achievement standards

 

Subfield            Social Science Studies

Domain	Id	Subject reference
Social Studies	90271-90275	Social Studies 2.1-2.5

 

The Ministry of Education and the Secondary Education Group Assessment business unit of NZQA have completed a review of the achievement standards listed above that were registered in October 2002.

 

New Registration date                        November 2004

 

Date new versions published                        November 2004

 

Planned review date                        March 2007

 

Summary of review and consultation process

 

This review is part of the planned cycle of review that takes place after the first year of use of the achievement standards.

·        Initial feedback and comments were collated from teachers/schools, moderators, the National Assessment Panel, professional development facilitators, material developers, and other stakeholders.

·        This information was reviewed by subject experts and recommendations were made in March 2004.

·        The recommendations were sent out for consultation to subject networks, including teachers, assessors, moderators, facilitators, and advisors in May 2004.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

The review process has resulted in the following modifications to the achievement standards:

·        AS90271 and AS90272 - minor amendment to titles and the criteria were reduced to one criterion for each achievement grade to improve fitness for purpose without altering the intent of the standard.  The number of explanatory notes was reduced and corresponding changes were made to reflect the changes to title and criteria and clarify the intent of the standard.

·        AS90273 - the second criterion was deleted for each achievement grade and minor amendments to other achievement criteria were made to improve fitness for purpose without altering the intent of the standard.  Corresponding changes to the explanatory notes were made to clarify the intent of the standard.

·        AS90274 - minor amendment to the title and changes were made to the wording of the criteria and explanatory notes to clarify the standard.

·        AS90275 - a minor amendment was made to the achievement criteria.  The number of explanatory notes was reduced with corresponding changes to reflect the changes in the criteria and to clarify the intent of the standard.

 

Impact on existing provider accreditations

 

None.

 

Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)

 

None.

 

Impact on existing qualifications

 

None.

 

Impact of changes on NCEA Exclusions List

 

None.

 

Summary of main changes to achievement standards' Ids, classification, titles, levels, and credits

 

The following summary shows the changes made to the achievement standards as a result of the review.  All changes are in bold.

 

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the replacement achievement standard carries the same Id and a new version number
B	Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the replacement achievement standard carries the same Id and a new version number
C	Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement achievement standard with a new Id
D	Achievement standard will expire and not be replaced

 

Subfield            Social Science Studies

Domain            Social Studies

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
90271	Examine the influence of society on people Describe the effect of an aspect of society on people	2	5	B
90272	Examine ways people influence society Describe how people's actions influence society	2	5	B
90273	Conduct an advanced social studies inquiry	2	6	B
90274	Examine responses to values position(s) Describe responses to values position(s)	2	4	B
90275	Plan social action in relation to a social issue	2	4	B