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Aboriginal Studies
Stage 1
Subject outline
Version 4.0 - For teaching in 2024
Accredited in May 2016 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2018.
Accredited in May 2016 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2018.
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Assessment design criteria
The assessment design criteria are based on the learning requirements and are used by teachers to:
- clarify for students what they need to learn
- design opportunities for students to provide evidence of their learning at the highest possible level of achievement.
The assessment design criteria consist of specific features that:
- students should demonstrate in their learning
- teachers look for as evidence that students have met the learning requirements.
For this subject the assessment design criteria are:
- knowledge and understanding
- deconstruction and analysis
- evaluation and reflection.
The specific features of these criteria are described below.
The set of assessments, as a whole, must give students opportunities to demonstrate each of the specific features by the completion of study of the subject.
Knowledge and Understanding
The specific features are as follows:
| KU1 | Knowledge and understanding of narratives as told by Aboriginal peoples. |
| KU2 | Knowledge and understanding of how the past influences the present. |
Deconstruction and Analysis
The specific features are as follows:
| DA1 | Deconstruction and analysis of experiences that are of significance to Aboriginal peoples and/or communities. |
Evaluation and Reflection
The specific features are as follows:
| ER1 | Reflection on own learning from and with Aboriginal peoples, communities, and other sources of Aboriginal voice. |
| ER2 | Evaluation of own respectful understandings. |