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Politics, Power, and People
Stage 2
Subject outline
Version 4.0
For teaching in 2024. Accredited in May 2020 for teaching at Stage 2 from 2021.
For teaching in 2024. Accredited in May 2020 for teaching at Stage 2 from 2021.
Stage 2 | 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 students what they need to learn
- teachers and assessors to 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 and assessors look for as evidence that students have met the learning requirements.
For this subject, the assessment design criteria are:
- critical and creative thinking
- communication and collaboration
- understanding and ethical reasoning
- research and analysis.
The specific features of these criteria are described below.
The set of assessments must give students opportunities to demonstrate each of the specific features by the completion of study of the subject.
Critical and Creative Thinking
The specific features are as follows:
| CCT1 | Propose solutions, make judgments, and compose arguments related to political issues. |
| CCT2 | Analyse and evaluate political concepts. |
Communication and Collaboration
The specific features are as follows:
| CC1 | Communicate political ideas, opinions, and arguments. |
| CC2 | Collaborate in order to build on the ideas of others, solve political problems, or improve solutions. |
Understanding and Ethical Reasoning
The specific features are as follows:
| UER1 | Understand political concepts and the interconnectedness of Australian politics and the world. |
| UER2 | Explain the political and ethical nature of issues. |
Research and Analysis
The specific features are as follows:
| RA1 | Apply inquiry skills to research political issues and perspectives. |
| RA2 | Analyse and evaluate political issues using primary and secondary sources. |