FIELD            SOCIAL SCIENCES

 

Review of History Level 2 achievement standards

 

Subfield        Social Science Studies

Domain

Id

Subject reference

History

90465-90470

History 2.1-2.6

 

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                           October 2004

 

Date new versions published             October 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 a subject writing group and recommendations were made in March 2004.

·        The recommendations were sent out for consultation to all schools, colleges of education and advisory services in May 2004.

·        Consultation feedback was reviewed by the National Assessment Facilitator (NZQA) and the Curriculum Facilitator (MoE), and decisions for change were made on the basis of the feedback and consultation with subject experts.

 

Main changes resulting from the review

 

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

·        AS90465, AS90467 changes have been made to the achievement criteria and the explanatory notes to clarify the requirements of each standard.

·        AS90466 the title has been changed, and changes have been made to two achievement criteria and to the explanatory notes to clarify the requirements of the standard.

·        AS90468 the title has been changed, two criteria have been combined, one criterion has been deleted, a new criterion has been added, and explanatory notes have been added to clarify the requirements of the standard.

·        AS90469 the title has been changed, and significant changes have been made to the achievement criteria to clarify the requirements of the standard.  Minor changes have been made to the explanatory notes.

·        AS90470 two criteria have been combined, three criteria have been deleted, a new criterion has been added, and adjustments have been made to explanatory note 2 explanatory note 4 to clarify the requirements 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          History

Id

Title

Level

Credit

Review Category

90465

Plan and carry out an historical inquiry

2

4

B

90466

Communicate an understanding of historical ideas

Communicate historical ideas to demonstrate understanding of an historical context

2

4

B

90467

Examine evidence in historical sources

2

4

B

90468

Examine and demonstrate empathy for the perspectives of people in an historical setting

Examine perspectives and responses of, and demonstrate empathy for, people in an historical setting

2

4

B

90469

Examine a force or movement that influenced people"s lives in an historical setting, in an essay

Examine how a force or movement in an historical setting influenced people"s lives, in an essay

2

4

B

90470

Examine individual or group identity in an historical setting, in an essay

2

4

B