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Outdoor Education
Stage 1
Subject outline
Version 4.0 - For teaching in 2024.
Accredited in August 2019 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2020.
Accredited in August 2019 for teaching at Stage 1 from 2020.
Stage 1 | Subject outline | Assessment design criteria
Assessment design criteria
The assessment design criteria are based on the learning requirements and are used by teachers to:
- clarify for the student 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:
- planning
- evaluation and reflective practice
- exploration, understanding, and analysis.
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.
Planning
The specific features are as follows:
| P1 | Planning of safe and sustainable outdoor activities and journeys. |
Evaluation and Reflective Practice
The specific features are as follows:
| ERP1 | Reflective practice of personal experiences and social skills in a natural environment. |
| ERP2 | Evaluation and reflective practice of the development and application of practical outdoor skills. |
Exploration, Understanding, and Analysis
The specific features are as follows:
| EUA1 | Exploration of the natural environment, considering different perspectives. |
| EUA2 | Understanding and analysis of environmental systems and/or issues to recognise actions required to enhance sustainability of natural environments. |