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The discipline of geography deals with environmental phenomena and human activities as diverse as natural hazards, landforms, tourism, economic development, agriculture, and urban planning. Through the study of geography, students develop an understanding of the spatial interrelationships of people, places, and environments. They develop an understanding of how people interact with environments differently in different places and at different times, and of the opportunities and challenges for, and constraints on, such interactions.
Credits: 10 or 20
Learning Area: Humanities and Social Sciences
Assessment and reporting in the SACE is based on the central partnership between the SACE Board and the school for the quality of SACE assessment. Assessment in both SACE Stage 1 and Stage 2 subjects emphasises the important place of teacher judgement about the quality of student learning against a subject’s performance standards.
This judgement is supported by comprehensive systems of quality assurance.
The two documents which explain the details are available for download below. Further details of the policies upon which these documents are based are available on the policy pages of the website.
The SACE Board monitors the reporting of grades A to E for Stage 1 subjects as part of the quality assurance cycle on a cyclical basis.
Monitoring seeks to determine the consistency with which the performance standards in a subject are used to assess and report student achievement. Each year, 2 or 3 subjects will be selected for monitoring.
History and Chemistry have been selected for 2012. Monitoring is a post-hoc process to analyse and identify improvement strategies in the assessment processes. Students' results are not changed as part of the monitoring process.
Teachers who wish to apply to be part of the monitoring panel may submit an Expression of Interest.
